New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well With Diabetes

Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

The National Diabetes Education Program has published a guide to facilitate group discussions about diabetes by providing questions, group and individual exercises, and role-playing exercises. New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well with Diabetes was developed to expand the themes and educational opportunities brought up in The Debilitator, an independent film created by Millennium Filmworks.

The film and New Beginnings focus on an often-overlooked aspect of diabetes—the impact that emotions can have on how people give and receive information about diabetes, whether they seek help, and, ultimately, what influences them to take action to control or prevent diabetes.

Next Steps
You can order a free copy of New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well with Diabetes by calling the National Diabetes Education Program at (800) 438-5383. You can also download a copy from the NDEP Web site at www.ndep.nih.gov/new/new.htm.

To purchase the film The Debilitator or to order multiple copies of the discussion guide, call the Public Health Foundation at (202) 218-4400 or visit www.phf.org.