Auckland PHO provides free education and support programmes for people with type-2 diabetes and prediabetes through Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) workshops.
The workshops are designed to support people with type-2 diabetes and their whānau/support person(s). We also welcome individuals who are prediabetic wanting to learn more about type-2 diabetes. This programme is part of a wider self-management initiative guided and funded by Te Toka Tumai Auckland (previously Auckland District Health Board). Our workshops are free of charge and delivered across Auckland communities on behalf of Procare, National Health Coalition and Alliance Health PHOs.
Our motivating one-day workshop aims to build people's knowledge, confidence, and skills around managing diabetes. It covers a broad range of topics.
While there are objectives and topics to cover, information is tailored as much as possible to each group. The workshops are led by our trained facilitators. They are informative, conversational, and patient-centred. We highly encourage whānau/support people to attend as self-management involves the whole family!
If you would like to us to run a free workshop exclusively for your patients, clinic, organisation or community, please get in contact with Charley - charley@aucklandpho.co.nz