Week 1 |
“All the Facts About Managing Your Diabetes”: Your What to Know Workbook. Educational information about diabetes and diabetes self-management. Participants receive information on cardiovascular risk factors, knowledge of clinical targets for A1c, blood pressure, cholesterol, and self-management behaviors. |
Week 2 |
“Overview of Problem-solving”: orients participants to the problem-solving process and provides a rationale for using problem-solving as a self-management tool. |
Week 3 |
“Taking Control of Stress and Emotions”: Helps participant identify positive and negative emotions around diabetes self-management |
Week 4 |
“What Makes a Problem a Problem?“: Participants begin to keep track of their problems that are stopping them from managing their diabetes |
Week 5 |
“Set Goals that Fit Your Life and Know Your Options”: Engages participants to set goals for problems identified in previous sessions |
Week 6 |
“Different Ways to Reach Health Goals”: Participants use problem-solving options to find solutions and reach health goals. |
Week 7 |
“That Sounds Good … but Does it Work for Me”: Reviews the four types of problem-solving styles and helps participants identify the one that fits them |
Week 8 |
“Take Action and Know the Signs”: Helps participants identify when their self-management strategies are working or not working. |
Week 9 |
“Putting it All Together”: A review of the past 8 sessions and problem-solving approach |