The program for Type 2 Diabetes includes 6 live telehealth classes and 2 on demand bonus sections. In addition to each class and bonus section, participants receive handouts, booklets, tracking logs, and educational bonus videos. Class content is as follows:

CLASS ONE

• Understand your body better (i.e. anatomy of diabetes explained, how it affects your body)
• Self-monitoring (i.e. how to test blood sugar, when to test, blood sugar goals)
• Taking medication (i.e. understand how medication works, when and how to take it)

CLASSES TWO & THREE

• Healthy eating (i.e. balanced diet, healthy choices, portion control, label reading, meal planning)

CLASS FOUR

• Active living (i.e. exercise safely, learn benefits, set physical activity goals)

CLASS FIVE

• Dealing with potential problems (i.e. high & low blood sugars, sick days, factors that affect blood sugar)

CLASS SIX

• Reducing risk of complications (i.e. checkups, lab tests, adopt health habits that decrease risk for kidney - vision - cardiovascular complications)

ON DEMAND BONUS SECTIONS

• Habit change training and skills (i.e. write successful goals, positive focus, develop craving management plan)
• Easing stress (i.e. coping with diabetes, managing stress, build resilience, combat negative thinking)

The program for Prediabetes includes 4 live telehealth classes and 2 on demand bonus sections. In addition to each class and bonus section, participants receive handouts, booklets, tracking logs, and educational bonus videos. Class content is as follows:

CLASS ONE

• Understand your body better (i.e. anatomy of prediabetes explained, how it affects your body)
• Self-monitoring (i.e. how to test blood sugar, when to test, blood sugar goals)

CLASSES TWO & THREE

• Healthy eating (i.e. balanced diet, healthy choices, portion control, label reading, meal planning)

CLASS FOUR

• Active living (i.e. exercise safely, learn benefits, set physical activity goals)

ON DEMAND BONUS SECTIONS

• Habit change training and skills (i.e. write successful goals, positive focus, develop craving management plan)
• Easing stress (i.e. coping with prediabetes, managing stress, build resilience, combat negative thinking)

The program includes 2 one-on-one telehealth sessions plus a total of 9 educational videos (listed below). Pregnant participants will find multiple  informative handouts, PDF booklets, and logs (blood sugar, food, activity). The following topics will be covered during this program:

• Understand your body better (i.e. anatomy of gestational diabetes explained, how it affects you and your unborn baby)
• Self-monitoring (i.e. how to test blood sugar, when to test, blood sugar goals)
• Healthy eating (i.e. balanced diet, healthy choices, portion control, label reading, meal planning, food safety during pregnancy)
• Active living (i.e. benefits of physical activity, safety precautions to follow during pregnancy)  
• Habit change training and skills (i.e. write successful goals, positive focus, develop craving management plan)
• Easing stress (i.e. coping with diabetes, managing stress, build resilience, combat negative thinking)
• BONUS VIDEO – Deciding to Breastfeed
• BONUS VIDEO – Preparing to Breastfeed

Positive Patterns for Life has a program specifically designed to help teens and preteens adopt healthier eating and lifestyle habits. The program was initially developed to help youth with high BMIs achieve a healthier weight. However, it was soon discovered that the program helped lower high blood sugars, reverse prediabetes, and bring blood sugars under control for youth who had type 2 diabetes. Pediatric clinics who initially began using Back in Whack for Teens (BIW4TEENS) for a weight management program, quickly realized this program was an effective treatment intervention for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth.