Each lesson and their topics are outlined below. Click on the lesson to link to the training!
- Lesson 1: Overview of Type 2 Diabetes
- What is type 2 diabetes?
- Health complications
- Risk factors
- Lesson 2: Mental Health & Type 2 Diabetes
- Working with individuals and navigating the health care system
- Mental health symptoms and stress
- Peer Focus: Next Steps
- Lesson 3: Individuals who Support Type 2 Diabetes
- Professional supports roles and questions to ask
- Personal supports
- Lesson 4: Diet and Nutrition
- Diet and nutrition
- Healthy dietary options
- Community and affordability
- Food insecurity
- Lesson 5: Physical Activity & Type 2 Diabetes
- The role of physical activity in type 2 diabetes
- Affordability and community resources
- Peer Focus: Setting SMART goals and using Motivational Interviewing