The Lower Sioux Diabetes Program offers diabetes education along with nutrition counseling. Program services will help clients of all ages understand how food and lifestyle habits relate to improved diabetes management.
Individual Diabetes Nutrition counseling includes:
- Planning meals
- Carbohydrate Counting instruction
- Medication management
- How to test blood sugar
- Setting nutrition goals based on individual health needs
Services also include:
- Monthly Diabetes Bingo: Diabetes Bingo and Heart Health Bingo are held on the last Thursday of each month from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in the Recreation Center‘s Multi- Purpose Room. Bingo sessions provide Nutrition education for diabetes & Heart health. Healthy snacks and recipe’s are also provided along with prizes for Bingo winners.
- Diabetic supplies are provided to eligible participants of the Lower Sioux Diabetes Program and include:
- Lancets
- Testing strips
- Blood Glucose meters
- Sharps containers
Links for additional diabetes related resources:
Diabetes Treatment:
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association’s Heart Hub Diabetes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diabetes & Me
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Indian Health Services Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention
Prevent Diabetes:
- National Diabetes Education Program- More than 50 ways to prevent diabetes
- American Diabetes Association
Staff
Stacy Hammer, RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Coordinator
Read Stacy’s Bio
(507) 697-8945
stacy.hammer@lowersioux.com