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Feb 15, 2016
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The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program
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Welcome to the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program!
Thank you for taking your test online.
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What is the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program ?
YOU help someone you care about live a healthier life by becoming a diabetes coach.
A doctor comes to your classroom once a week for 8 weeks.
The doctor tells YOU how to coach someone to become healthier.
You coach your diabetic partner once a week.
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Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program: Class Rules
Doctors leave the hospital to come to your classroom. Arrive on time.Do not miss class.Listen carefully to the
doctors.Complete your
coaching assignment.Ask Questions – It’s
your chance get answers from doctors!
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Role Play: 2 student volunteers neededStudent: “Hi Grandma. I am taking this
diabetes class at school, and I am supposed to talk with someone every week who has diabetes. Would it be ok if I talked to you?”
Grandma: “Sure, baby, but you don’t know anything about diabetes.”
Student: “Well, doctors are going to come and teach us a lot of stuff that I can tell you about.”
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Count off1. All Students Stand Up and Count Off By
Fours
2. Number 1’s Keep Standing – Everyone else can sit down.
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almost one out of every four teens in the US has diabetes or pre-diabetes
23% of teens in the US have diabetes or pre-diabetes26 million people in the United States have diabetes
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Role Play: 2 student volunteers to the front of the classroom
Student: “Uncle, I am supposed to talk to you about diabetes for my class at school. Do you have time?”
Uncle: “I don’t know why you are so worried about my diabetes. I don’t think it’s a big deal.”
Student: “Well, diabetes can cause a lot of bad problems with your health. I care about you, so I don’t want that to happen to you.”
Uncle: “What kind of bad problems?”
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Take One Minute1. Get a partner.2. Think of one bad problem that can
happen because of diabetes.3. Share your ideas with the class.
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Problems from Diabetes:
Heart diseaseBlindnessKidney diseaseAmputationsMany Others...
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The Good News About Diabetes
By keeping blood sugars in a normal range,
people with diabetes can:
prevent the bad complications of diabeteslead a normal, productive life
live a long life
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Role Play: 2 student volunteers to the front of the classroom
Student 1: “Who are you going to coach for diabetes class?”
Student 2: “Well, my mom has diabetes, so I think I will coach her if she will let me. How about you?”
Student 1: “I don’t know anyone with diabetes.”
Student 2: “It can be anyone who wants to be healthier. They don’t have to have diabetes.”
Student 1: “I guess I’ll coach my grandpa because he has been trying to lose weight.”
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Who Will You Coach?Family Member or Friend Who:
has diabetesOR
would like to know more about being healthy
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Before the first class next week:
Find a person to coach!
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See you in class next week!