New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well with Diabetes

The discussion guide contains tools and questions to lead a small group discussion with people who have diabetes and their family members. It has eight modules and tips and a session plan template.

Download the Guide [PDF – 8 MB]

Emergency Preparedness
Adapted from “Module 6—Problem Solving and Emergency Preparedness,” of the New Beginnings Guide, this mini-lesson focuses on helping people with diabetes prepare for a disaster or emergency.

Emergency Preparedness Discussion Guide [PDF – 800 KB]

Getting Ready for Your Health Care Visit
Adapted from “Module 8—Working with Your Doctor,” of the New Beginnings Guide, this mini-lesson focuses on helping people with diabetes get ready for visits with their health care team. It includes a short video, discussion, and activity.

Getting Ready for Your Health Care Visit Discussion Guide [PDF – 1M]

Infographic: Five Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Managing Your Type 2 Diabetes

• English: PDF [306K] JPEG [400 KB]
• Spanish: PDF [288K] JPEG [444 KB]

Use the New Beginnings worksheets with group participants, and use the forms to keep track of administrative tasks.

• New Beginnings Session Plan Template [WORD-30.9KB]
• Making a Plan Worksheet [PDF-40.7KB]
• Healthy Coping Strategies Worksheet [PDF-20.7KB]
• Be Your Own Best Friend Worksheet [PDF-31.3KB]
• Problem-Solving Plan Worksheet [PDF-21.5KB]
• How Can I Help Worksheet [PDF-18.1KB]
• Learn About Diabetes Together [PDF-25.8KB]
• Team Roster Worksheet [PDF-23KB]
• New Beginnings Session Tracking Form [WORD-38.4KB]
• New Beginnings Participant Satisfaction Form [WORD-27.5KB]

The New Beginnings  handouts are great for giving participants information they can use outside of group sessions.

• Tips to Help You Stay Healthy With Diabetes: English [PDF – 161 KB] Spanish [PDF – 156K]
• Taking Care of Yourself When You are Sick [PDF-71.3KB]
• Record for Sick Days [PDF-42.5KB]
• Managing Your Diabetes at Work, School, and During Travel [PDF-87.5KB]
• Having Problems with Low Blood Glucose [PDF-100KB]
• Having Problems with High Blood Glucose [PDF-164KB]
• When There’s an Emergency or Natural Disaster [PDF-36.3KB]
• Stressful Situations Activities 1 & 2 [PDF-169KB]

Use these downloadable tools to promote New Beginnings in your community for people with diabetes and their families.

• Flyer [PDF-34.7KB]
• Postcard [PDF-28.7KB]
• Newsletter Article [PDF-45.7KB]
• Recruitment Letter [PDF-41.4KB]

Integrate the emotional aspects of diabetes into diabetes clinical care. This approach can reduce confusion between depression and distress so that appropriate and targeted patient-centered interventions can occur.

• Listen to the Presentation
• Read the Transcript [PDF-198KB]

This audio program includes three introductory modules for group leaders using New Beginnings:A Discussion Guide for Living Well With Diabetes  including:

• The emotional impact of diabetes  (Transcript[PDF-283KB])
• The role of family and social support in diabetes self-management  (Transcript [PDF-355KB])
• Cultural considerations when addressing psychosocial and family support issues among people with diabetes (Transcript [PDF-342KB])

This program has been approved for CNE, CEU, and CECH credit through CDC Training Finder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN). Visit the TRAIN registration page for more information about continuing education.