Introduction & course outline

Your EMPOWER course will help you to learn about:

• Why we eat
• What diabetes is
• The role of insulin
• Different types of diabetes
• Why me? Risk factors for developing diabetes
• Blood glucose control
• Medicine management
• Wellbeing and sick day management
• Potential short-term and long-term consequences of diabetes
• Your annual diabetes health check
• The components of a balanced diet, including:
  • Fats and oils
  • Dairy
  • Protein
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Carbohydrates
• The Glycaemic Index
• Food labelling
• Physical activity
• Goal setting