Community Orientated Diabetes Education (CODE)
What is CODE?
• The CODE programme aims to deliver general information about diabetes to people with Type 2 diabetes in a local community group setting.
• CODE is a dynamic process with sufficient flexibility to allow people with diabetes to talk in a supportive atmosphere about their own diabetes for the benefit of everyone in the group.
• Time is allocated during the programme for problem solving, feedback on diabetes self-management behaviours (food and exercise diaries and blood glucose results) and goal setting
• CODE supports and supplements care from the individual’s own diabetes team so that knowledge and skills are reinforced and the taking of responsibility for personal self-management of diabetes is gradually strengthened.
• Participants completing the programme are given Diabetes Federation of Ireland membership for the current year.
What is the programme content?
• The programme, facilitated by a diabetes nurse/dietitian consists of 4 sessions of 2 hours duration and a phonecall at week 10.
• The first 3 sessions take place over 3 consecutive weeks and a final session takes place 6 months after the start date.
• The programme is free of charge
If you require any further information or would like to attend, please contact Diabetes Federation of Ireland on 1850 909 909 or email info@diabetes.ie