X-Pert Diabetes Course
This
is aimed to enable adults with Type 2 diabetes to increase their
self-management skills, knowledge and confidence in managing their
diabetes.
It is a structured patient education programme run over 5 consecutive weekly sessions covering:
- Understanding diabetes
- Weight management and physical activity
- Carbohydrate awareness and food labels
- The supermarket tour
- Diabetic complications, foot care and evaluation
Aap Ki Sehat Aap Ke Haath Course
This
is aimed at Punjabi and Hindi speaking adults with Type 2 diabetes to
enable them to increase their self-management skills, knowledge and
confidence in managing their diabetes.
It is a structured patient
education programme run over 5 once weekly sessions adapted from the
X-Pert Course but delivered in Punjabi & Hindi.
Sessions are run over 5 consecutive weeks and will cover the following topics:
- Understanding diabetes
- Weight management and physical activity
- Carbohydrate awareness and food labels
- Diabetic complications, Footcare and evaluation
- Medication and self-management skills
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Weigh To Lose
This is aimed to enable obese patients to lose weight and change their eating habits to eat more healthily.
You will be part of a weight management class & exercise group lasting for 8 weeks.
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Expert Patient Programme Course
This is aimed to enable patients with a long term chronic condition like diabetes to better self-manage their condition.
You will be part of a course teaching self help skills lasting for 6 weeks and covers the following topics:
- How to manage your illness and symptoms
- The importance of nutrition and exercise
- Communicating with family and friends about your condition
- Dealing with fatigue and pain
- Learning how to get the most out of life and
- Planning the future
The
programme will encourage people to live with their chronic illness and
to use the skills and knowledge they already have to improve the
quality of life.
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Lifestyle Project
The
Lifestyle Project is a partnership health initiative involving Hounslow
Primary Care Trust and CIP, the Leisure Service providers and involves
the following:
- Exercise on Prescription
- Lifestyle Management
- Cardiac Rehab Phase 1V
Exercise on Prescription
This
is aimed to teach you how use gym equipment and to exercise correctly.
To provide a routine of regular exercise. This will result in improving
cardio vascular and musco skeletal fitness, to help circulation,reduce
blood glucose levels and assist in losing weight.
You will get
supervised exercises in a gym on a one to one basis with an instructor
over an 8 week period, followed by a further 8 weeks of independent
exercise
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Lifestyle Management
This is aimed to improve your health, not only physically but also psychologically and socially.
You
will be part of a lifestyle management class (which involves stress
management techniques, weight management, nutrition, relaxation,
motivation, exercise theory smoking cessation & alcohol
consumption) & an exercise group over an 8 week period.
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Cardiac Rehab Stage IV
This is designed for any adult who has had heart disease.
This is aimed to aid recovery from cardiovascular disease and help return to a normal life.
You will get supervised exercises in a studio or gym with an instructor.
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