One-Day Public Workshop in Durham Region
Diabetes Education Workshop in Oshawa, ON
A one-day, in-class workshop on diabetes prevention, monitoring and everyday management at our Oshawa campus. Open to everyone: people recently diagnosed, caregivers, family members and students. Certificate on completion.
1 day
In class, Oshawa
$250
Workshop fee
Certificate
On completion
Open to all
No referral needed
Who This Workshop Is For
The workshop is open to the public. You do not need a referral or a healthcare background. It is valuable for:
- Anyone recently diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes
- Caregivers and family members looking after someone with diabetes
- Students in Food Service Worker, Personal Support Worker, Medical Office, Health Unit Coordinator, Dental Office Administration or Pre-Health Sciences programs
- Anyone who wants to prevent diabetes in themselves or someone they love
This workshop is educational. It does not replace advice from your own doctor or diabetes care team.
- Type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, and prediabetes
- Common signs, symptoms and risk factors
- Screening and the A1C test
- Blood glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
- Basic diabetes medications and insulin
- Recognizing low and high blood sugar (hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia)
- Healthy eating and reading food labels
- Physical activity and everyday self-care
- Foot and eye care, and preventing complications
Diabetes in Canada
Diabetes is common, and many people who have it do not know yet. Statistics Canada found that almost 1 in 10 Canadian adults aged 20 to 79 had diabetes, rising to almost 1 in 5 among adults aged 60 to 79. Another 4% were living with prediabetes. Knowing the signs, how blood sugar is checked and what lowers your risk helps you act early, for yourself or for someone you care for.
Source: Statistics Canada, Diabetes among Canadian adults, StatsCAN Plus, published November 29, 2023. National figures for Canada from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2016 to 2019. 81% of adults with diabetes were aware of it.
Diabetes Education in Oshawa and Durham Region
The workshop is held at our Oshawa campus at 300 King Street West, with free on-site parking. GO Transit Lakeshore East runs to Oshawa. It is open to anyone in Durham Region and the eastern GTA, including Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville and Courtice.
You do not need a referral, a doctor’s note or a healthcare background to register. It is one day, in class, and you leave with a Medical Training Center certificate.
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