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Diabetes Self-Management Program at BHS

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Benefits of Diabetes Management

If you have diabetes, you can still be fee to do the things you love. Diabetes is a manageable disease. Through learning how to control it, you can not only feel healthy, but actually be healthy, too. Having the self-knowledge to manage your disease makes living with diabetes easier and puts you in the driver's seat.  
There is nothing more frustrating than thinking you are doing the right things and not getting the results you want. Everyone with diabetes is different. What works for one person may not work for another. You, your doctor and your diabetes educator will help you develop an individual diabetes management plan that works for you and help adjust it when needed. There is a lot of information available to persons with diabetes but having certified diabetes educators help you sort through this information and give you information that is scientifically proven will help you decide what is right for you. Diabetes Education is an ongoing process, not a one time event.
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