Intensive Diabetes Self-Management Education

About the Program:

HealthSource’s Intensive Diabetes Self-Management Education Program is designed to help patients develop strategies to better manage their diabetes. The Program, accredited through the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES), is based off the Diabetes 7 Self-Care Behaviors for managing diabetes.

The Diabetes Program has three options for diabetes education: individual, group, or virtual sessions. The diabetes team and HealthSource clinicians work together to help patients determine which sessions work best for them, also taking time and insurance preferences into consideration.

If you are interested in engaging in the Diabetes Self-Management Program, please contact your primary care provider to place a referral.

Individual Sessions:

  • Patients receive a diabetes education binder with tools & resources to assist them with managing their diabetes
  • 2-6 sessions, depending on need
  • Most sessions last between 45 minutes – 1 hour

Group Sessions:

  • Patients receive a diabetes education binder with tools & resources to assist them with managing their diabetes
  • 1 initial individual session & 5 group sessions
  • Sessions last 90 minutes and occur every other week
  • Group activities include meal planning with food models, dining out activities, & chair exercises with resistant bands

7 Self-Care Behaviors:

  • Monitoring

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy Eating

  • Being Active

  • Taking Medication

  • Reducing Risk

  • Healthy Coping

Patient Testimonials:

Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes can be frightening. Bobby, who completed the Diabetes Education program said, “Through this program I was able to better understand my diabetes and things I could do to take charge of my situation. I learned about different kinds of carbs and the effects they have on my body. I had someone who could teach me what to do if my sugar was low or if it was high. I use the information I learned through this program every day.”

Click below to see patient testimonials:

Accredited Sites:

Diabetes Team

Diabetes Education

Donna Messinger, RN, CDCES

Diabetes Education Program Manager
Diabetes Educator

Jenny Thompson, LPN

Diabetes Educator

Lindsey Chapman, MA

Diabetes Program Quality Coordinator

424 Wards Corner Rd
Suite 200
Loveland, OH 45140

513-576-7700

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.

HealthSource of Ohio (HSO) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.