Key points
- New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well With Diabetes is a tool to help people with diabetes and their family members take positive action to manage the condition.
- This version of New Beginnings is tailored to the needs of American Indian or Alaska Native adults in collaboration with community members from Tribal Nations across the United States, including diabetes educators who serve Tribal communities.
How to use this guide
The discussion guide has seven modules with tools and questions for leading small group discussions with people who have diabetes and their family members. Topics include:
- The emotional side of managing diabetes.
- Family support.
- Goal setting, stress management, and problem solving.
Modules
Module 1: Living Well With Diabetes
Module 3: Understanding Your Feelings
Connecting Threads
Connecting Threads are topics that can be incorporated into New Beginnings modules depending on the goals and needs of your participants. See below for suggested connecting threads.
Building Social Connections in Family and Community Circles
Commit to Quit: Stopping Smoking
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Services
Facilitating New Beginnings Online