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• 2009 Boomer Bash!
• ACLS Course
• Arthritis Awareness Event~Free Public Seminars~
• Bittersweet Medical Associates Community Open House
• Breastfeeding for Success Class
• BTLS Course
• Cardiovascular Disease: What Roles Does Cholesterol Play?
• CPAP/BIPAP Clinic
• Diabetes Seminar Series/Support Group
• Elkhart General Home Care Can Provide for All Levels of Care in the Safety and Privacy of Your Home
• EMT-Basic Course Information Session
• FREE Public Seminar: Control Diabetes - Control Stress
• Free Public Seminar: Medicare 101
• Infant CPR & Safety Class
• Jazzercise
• "Knee & Hip Arthritis: Symptoms and Treatment Options" ~Free Seminar
• Labor Express Childbirth Class
• Memory Care Support Group
• Power Abs with Misty
• Prenatal Refresher Class
• Protect Your Back: Free Public Seminar
• Sculpting Yoga with Misty
• Sibling Class
• Special Beginnings Maternity Center Tours
• Super Saturday Childbirth Prep Class
• Turbo Jamz with Misty
• Vinyasa Yoga

Gestational Diabetes Class

Description

Classes meet once a week for four weeks and are led by a Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator and a Registered Dietitian.

Participants will learn

• The definition of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
• Risks to mother and baby when mother has GDM or has Diabetes and is pregnant
• How to keep blood glucose within target range through healthy food choices, testing of blood glucose and ketones, exercise, and safe use of insulin if needed
• Healthy lifestyle patterns during and after pregnancy
• How to decrease risk of diabetes later in life

Fee

There is a fee associated with individual and group instruction. Most insurance and health plans help cover these fees with a physician referral. Please contact your physician and insurer to see how they can partner with you in this important step in managing your diabetes.

Spanish translation is provided during designated classes. Translation for other languages is available through prior arrangement.

Learn more

After obtaining a physician referral, please call Integrated Patient Scheduling (574) 523-3444 to enroll. For more information about this program, please call the Diabetes Program Manager at (574) 296-6555.

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