Managing type 2 diabetes with exercise!
Prepared by: Ben Prosser
Presented by: Wellness & Lifestyles Australia
This training will help anyone with type 2 diabetes or anyone who cares for someone with type 2 diabetes to reduce the risk of developing serious complications.
Do you find that your staff lack a basic understanding of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes? Are they left untreated or incorrectly treated due to poor diagnosis?
Do you have diabetes? Would you be interested in learning how to delay/prevent long term complications? Are you looking for practical ways to improve your diet and lifestyle? Do you need advice on how to deal with the day to day issues? If you answered yes to any of these, then this training session is for you!
Our highly experienced exercise physiologist professionals have developed a training presentation with advice on why you should exercise, how much exercise, awareness of safety issues, barriers and strategies, exercise variety and practical programming ideas to design your own exercise programs.
What this training can do for you…
- Educate you on diabetes and insulin and how it works
- Delay and/or prevent long term complications associated with type 2 diabetes
- Provide you with practical ways to improve your diet and lifestyle
- An understanding of hyper & hypo-glycaemia, its signs and how to manage it
Included in this training is…
- Why exercise?
- How much exercise is recommended
- What type of exercise is best
- Basic exercises that can be done anywhere
- Risks of exercise – awareness of hypoglycaemic attack
- Barriers to exercise
- General guidelines for existing injuries
- Aerobic and cardiovascular exercise
- Challenges
Who should use this training?
You should use this training if you have or care for someone with diabetes and are looking for ways to prevent long term complications, and to deal with day to day issues.
Clients who we have provided this training for have reported a better awareness of their condition and problems associated with diabetes. This has therefore enabled them to identify problems at the early stage of development and prevent complications.
This education session does not cover all possible ailments associated with diabetes; however it will provide a valuable core understanding for clients to look after themselves or carers to provide a higher level of care.
It is set out in an easy to follow format which will benefit both clients and carers. It is important for people with diabetes to understand and appreciate that management of diabetes is vital to maintaining quality of life.
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