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. 2024 Feb 28;5:1374850. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1374850

Table 1.

12-week educational schedule.

Session Learning focus Learning goals
By the end of this educational session, you will know:
Resources
1 Create a plan for change
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    How to choose one behaviour to focus on for the week

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    How to create an action plan for the week

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: create a plan for change

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    Diabetes patient guide: take control

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    Get active toolbox

2 Start an aerobic exercise program and exercise safety
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    What aerobic exercise is and how to plan for exercise

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    The benefits of aerobic exercise

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    How to exercise safely

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    How your body may respond to a change in weather

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    How to prevent and treat hypoglycemia

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    How to prevent foot injuries

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: start an aerobic exercise program

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    Diabetes patient guide: getting active and starting an exercise program and your exercise safety

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    Tools and resources for getting active

3 Sit less, move more
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    How sitting too much affects your health

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    Ways to sit less during the day

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: sit less, move more

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    Diabetes Patient guide: getting active and starting an exercise program

4 Start a resistance training program
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    What resistance training is

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    The benefits of resistance training

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    How to do resistance training safely

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    Diabetes College website

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    THRiVE video: start a resistance training program

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    Diabetes college patient guide: types of exercise

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    Get active toolbox

5 Choose healthy foods
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    Types of foods that can help you improve your heart health and manage your blood sugar

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    How to use a nutrition facts table to choose healthy foods

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: choose healthy foods

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    Diabetes patient guide: nutrition basics

6 Develop a healthy relationship with food and eat the Mediterranean way
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    The importance of paying attention to flavour, texture, and your surroundings when you eat

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    How to use the Hunger Scale to know when you are full

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    What foods to include in a heart healthy eating pattern

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE videos: develop a healthy relationship with food and eat the Mediterranean way

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    Diabetes patient guide: mindful eating and intuitive eating and cholesterol, triglycerides, and the Mediterranean diet pattern

7 Manage depression, stress, and burnout
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    What depression, stress, and burnout are

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    Techniques you can try to help you feel in charge of your health

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    Diabetes College website

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    THRiVE video: manage depression, stress, and burnout

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    Diabetes patient guide: sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression

8 Strengthen your social relationships
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    How social relationships can improve your health

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    How heart disease or diabetes can affect sex and intimacy

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    Techniques to create healthy relationships

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: strengthen your social relationships

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    Diabetes patient guide: a healthy relationship

9 Take your medicine
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    The common classes of heart medicines and how they help you

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    Common diabetes medicines and how they help you

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    Who can help you manage side effects and answer your questions

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: take your medicine

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    Diabetes patient guide: diabetes medicines

10 Health behaviours to prevent long-term problems with diabetes
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    The health problems that can happen if your diabetes is not managed

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    Health behaviours that can prevent or delay these health problems

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    Diabetes college website

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    Webinar: health behaviours to prevent long-term complications of diabetes

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    Diabetes patient guide: health problems with diabetes

11 Sleep well
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    What might be stopping you from sleeping well

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    The signs of sleep apnea

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: sleep well

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    Diabetes patient guide: sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression

12 Choose health everyday
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    How to maintain your healthy habits

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    What to do if you stop your healthy habit

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    Diabetes college website

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    THRiVE video: choose health everyday

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    Diabetes patient guide: vision, goals, and action plans