Diabetes Lesson Plan

WHO:

This presentation is designed for individuals who suffer from diabetes, or are
concerned about developing diabetes.

WHAT:

Diabetes: Management and Prevention

WHEN:

This lesson should be taught to individuals attending a community health

awareness event. This lesson will require approximately 50 minutes.

WHERE:

This lesson should be taught in a classroom-type setting with computer capabilities.

HOW:

Step-by-step instructions of how things should flow are as follows:

1. Before the students arrive, arrange the chairs into a U shape so that everyone is facing oneanother.

2. Have the PowerPoint displayed up on the screen.

3. Tape a Bingo game up on the classroom wall in five different areas. Each team will require
its own game and a Sharpie marker.

4. Place the diabetic cookbooks on the table in the front of the classroom next to the recipes that
have been prepared, the paper plates, napkins, and plastic utensils.
5. As the individuals come into the classroom, have them choose a piece of fruit or a vegetable
from the bowl. Ask students to sit with the other students who chose the same fruit or
vegetable. Explain to the students that the other individuals with the same fruit or vegetable
will be working together as a team at various times throughout the presentation. Allow
approximately 30 seconds for the members of each group to introduce themselves to oneanother.
6. Once everyone has introduced themselves to the members of their group, introduce
yourselves and the topic that you will be presenting on.
7. Begin the presentation with the agenda slide.
8. Ask the class if anyone can provide a description/definition of diabetes. Ask the class if
anyone has diabetes, and would be willing to share this information with the rest of the class.
9. Ask the students to participate in completing a short assessment to find out if they are at risk
for diabetes.
10. Show the description slide for diabetes. Ask students, Which of the fruits or vegetables that
have been distributed has the most amount of sugar? Provide answer.
11. After the first statistics slide, ask the class if they can tell you why they think the rate of
diabetes is so high in the South U.S. Offer an explanation.
12. Continue with the following statistics slide. Ask students if they have any idea why there is
an increase in the number of individuals with diabetes when they reach age 45. Why does this
rate decrease at age 65? Offer an explanation.
13. Now that the students have been provided most of the important facts about diabetes, have
them participate in the diabetes Bingo game as a group. Explain to the students that they will
need to be able to answer the questions correctly in order to know where the correct Bingo
space is. The team that yells out Bingo! first wins. Each member of the winning group will
receive a Cliff Bar.
14. When you arrive at the prevention slide, stop and ask what can be done in an effort to prevent
diabetes.
15. Inform students of the importance of increasing their physical activity as a way of preventing
diabetes. Ask the students to participate in a form of physical activity.
16. Explain to students the importance of proper nutrition. Offer students a sample of a diabeticfriendly recipe that youve prepared, as well as a regular version of the same recipe. Ask
students to guess which recipe is the diabetic-friendly version.

17. After the prevention slide, discuss the physical activity classes that Weber State University
has to offer and inform students that they can receive credit for completing such courses.
Inform students of flyers with additional information on the table.
18. Inform students of the variety of cookbooks that are available for diabetic individuals or
family members to rent, free of charge, at the CHIC Center.
19. Remind students of the importance of preventing diabetes or managing their diabetes through
increased physical activity and proper nutrition.
20. Thank the students in attendance and ask them what they have learned as a result of the
PowerPoint presentation and activities. Ask them if there was anything that they learned that
they were not aware of prior to the presentation.
21. Provide each student with a copy of the lesson plan, which includes the PowerPoint slides.
COST:

The following is a breakdown of the materials required for this presentation:

Apples, bananas, oranges, bell peppers, and celery: $10.00

Bowl for fruit and vegetables (we used a large bowl that we already had).
Five pieces of poster board for bingo game: $4.00
Tape to hold the poster board up on the wall (we used tape we already had).
Five black Sharpies for bingo game (we used Sharpies that we already had).
Copies of physical activity courses offered at WSU (provided by HPHP).
31 copies of lesson plan - front/back: $1.55
Six Cliff Bars; one for each member of the winning team: $7.00
Diabetes cookbooks (rented from the CHIC Center at no charge).
Nametags - Color print: $2.00
Plates, napkins, and forks for sampling recipe: $5.00

SUMMARY: This presentation was designed to assist individuals in learning more about
diabetes, its causes, treatment options, and strategies for preventing diabetes. Increased physical
activity and proper nutrition were stressed as recommendations of these strategies. Also covered
in this presentation are diabetic- friendly recipe samples. A variety of ways that students can stay
active here at Weber State University, while receiving credit at the same time, were also
discussed.

Local Diabetes Resources:

American Diabetes Association

4424 South 700 East #100

Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: (801)-363-3024
fax: 801-261-3005
Community Health Information Center (CHIC) McKay Dee Hospital
4401 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84403
Phone: (801) 387-2800
Diabetes Specialty Center
3955 Harrison Blvd.
Ogden, Utah 84403
Phone: (801) 392-2362
Utah Diabetes Center
615 Arapeen Drive, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
Phone: (801) 581-7761
The Diabetes Care Centers of Utah at Davis Hospital
1600 West Antelope Drive
Layton, Utah 84041
Phone: (801) 807-7360