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  2. Week 4: Let's Talk About Emotions

Designed by people living with diabetes

Diabetes Community Club

Week 4: Let's Talk About Emotions

faces showing different emotions

How do problems in our lives affect us?  What can we do about them?

Our talking points today

Time (mins)

Welcome & recap from last week

5

Discussion - Talk briefly about emotions and how they affect the challenges around managing diabetes. 

• D10PT T2 Diabetes
• Amrit's video on mental health and diabetes​​

 

15

Help - Look at the things that can help:

• Diabetes distress | Know Diabetes
• (30) Stress Release (Fast) - Anxiety Reduction Technique (Anxiety Skills #19)

20

Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques:

•(101) The correct way to breathe with 4-7-8 breathing technique - YouTube
• (101) Mindful Breathing Exercise - YouTube

10
Wrap up 5

 

  Week 4 Agenda - printable version

Hosting a Diabetes Community Club

Week 1: Let's Get To Know Each Other

Week 2: Let's Talk About Diabetes

Week 3: Let's Talk About Your Healthcare Team

Week 4: Let's Talk About Emotions

Week 5: Let's Talk About Food

Week 6: Let's Talk About Being Active

Week 7: Let's Talk About Making Changes

Week 8: Let's Talk About Overcoming Setbacks

Diabetes Community Club Resources

Click below to view the weekly talking points

Diabetes Community Club 8 Week Route Map

Let's get to know each other
Week 1 - Lets get to know each other
Let's talk about diabetes
Week 2 - Let's talk about diabetes
Let's talk about your healthcare team
Week 3 - Let's talk about your healthcare team
Let's talk about emotions
Week 4 - Let's talk about emotions
Let's talk about food
Week 5 - Let's talk about food
Let's talk about being active
Week 6 - Let's talk about being active
Let's talk about making some changes
Week 7 - Let's talk about making some changes
Let's talk about overcoming setbacks
Week 8 - Let's talk about overcoming setbacks
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