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Baylor Scott & White Health Cedar Park Hosts Diabetes Boot Camp

The referral-based sessions are American Diabetes Association-recognized diabetes self-management programs hosted by the healthcare system.

CEDAR PARK, TX—Baylor Scott & White Health invite the community to a workshop for improved health. Diabetes Boot Camp: Cedar Park is an American Diabetes Association-recognized diabetes self-management program providing all the basic skills required to live healthy with diabetes over the course of a lifetime.

The four sessions will include:

Session 1: Dealing with the diagnosis, diabetes medications, home glucose monitoring, carbohydrate basics and the benefits of exercise.
Session 2: Understanding home glucose test results, managing hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia, sick day strategies and healthy strategies for dining out.
Session 3: Reducing heart disease risk: heart-healthy diet and exercise strategies and the benefits of weight loss.
Session 4: Living healthy with diabetes: reducing risk of diabetes-related complications and managing diabetes over the course of a lifetime.

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