Living with Diabetes

Living with Diabetes

Take a Diabetes Class!

One of the most challenging parts of diabetes management is the fact that patients have to make so many decisions -- every day -- on their own. How many carbohydrates are in this meal? How much insulin should I take? What adjustments do I need to make?
The DRI's Education and Nutrition Services team can help!

The DRI's Diabetes Education and Nutrition Service helps patients learn how to make these decisions -- with knowledge and confidence. The classes are held at the Diabetes Research Institute on the first floor in The Esformes Family Pavilion. Each month, many comprehensive diabetes classes are offered in English and in Spanish to patients and families with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In addition, the life-changing Mastering Your Diabetes course, a three-day, intensive insulin management program, is held four times per year. Just click on a category below to see a listing and description of our classes. 

See our class offerings below. For more information, please call 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

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Reach your maximum potential with your blood glucose level – YES. YOU. CAN. – with this three-day self-management course for those with T1D. It’s an advanced course for “veterans” (living with type 1 diabetes for at least a year) who want to achieve greater control and greater freedom by learning some great insights. Offered four times a year, and once annually for children and adolescents, this highly interactive program will empower you to make informed decisions regarding your day-to-day diabetes management. Enhance your ability to “think beyond the rules” and achieve target blood sugars that you may have wanted to reach but have been unable to attain!!

Learn more about MYD by downloading our flyer or call our education team at 305-243-3696.

This class is designed to introduce patients to basal/bolus insulin therapy. Carbohydrate counting is also covered. 

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

Esta clase esta diseñada para presentar al paciente la terapia de insulina, Basal - Bolus y a la vez ayudar al paciente a mejorar su conocimiento y destrezas relacionadas con la nutrición.

Para más información comuníquese con nuestro equipo educativo llamando al 305-243-3696 o por correo electrónico.

Learn about the newest way to monitor your glucose level. Sessions may include an introduction to CGM, the ability to wear a diagnostic sensor for a week, information on how to interpret CGM downloads, and how to better utilize the technology to manage diabetes in a more active and dynamic manner than can be accomplished with standard blood glucose monitoring. 

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

Have you ever wondered what causes diabetes? How insulin really works? What happens to blood sugars when you exercise? All these questions and more are answered in our comprehensive diabetes education class.

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

So, you’re heading off to college – with your diabetes. No problem!! This “College Prep” program can help you (ages 17 to 21) prepare to leave the “nest” for the first time.

We know it’s challenging for young adults to mature and move from childhood to adulthood. You’ve got freedom (Wow!!) and responsibilities (Uggh!!) that accompany this stage of life – and it can often be challenging and frustrating (Yikes!!). But in the end, it should – and will – be gratifying!

When you have type 1 diabetes, this transition can be far more difficult, frightening, and intense for both you and your parents. But, the DRI’s education team can prepare and educate you to be successful. We want to help you “hone” your diabetes self-management skills to make you more independent, sophisticated, and mindful and put you at the helm of your care (Yippee!!). Preventing diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia, while you are navigating through an entirely new environment and new way of living, is extremely important.

Until now, your diabetes management has been shared with your parents, but now you will need to become more secure in your own judgements, including knowing when to ask your parents, friends, & healthcare professionals for assistance.

Learn how to “think like a pancreas” by going “beyond the rules” so that eating college dorm meals, navigating parties, and juggling ever-changing school and work schedules won’t upset the balance with your diabetes.

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

Esta clase le ayudará a comprender de la manera más simple, lost conceptos y herramientas que usted necesita para controlar su diabetes exitosamente. 

Para más información comuníquese con nuestro equipo educativo llamando al 305-243-3696 o por correo electrónico.

This program is presented in a series, beginning with an introduction for new pump users and continuing through a course for more advanced pumpers. These diabetes management classes are designed to help participants move from a world of multiple injections to the insulin pump. 

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

Have you struggled with making healthy food choices due to lack of time or money? Do you work out every day and can’t seem to lose weight? We might be able to help you! This program combines healthy eating with physical activity to help you achieve the healthy lifestyle you want.

This series includes COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS by a Registered Dietitian and EXERCISE SESSIONS led by a Certified Wellness Professional at each session.

This five-session series is offered at $20 each on the 4th Tuesday of every month, from 11 am - 1pm. Food provided through cooking demonstration. Print Living Healthy Flyer

Learn more by calling our education team at 305-243-3696 or send us an email.

Una buena nutrición es una parte importante de un estilo de vida saludable.  La dieta puede ayudarle a alcanzar y mantener un peso saludable, reducir el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas y promover su salud en general.

El departamento de Educación ofrece una clase de nutrición general para ayduar a los pacientes (los participantes) aprenden sobre nutrición.

Para más información comuníquese con nuestro equipo educativo llamando al 305-243-3696 o por correo electrónico.

DRI Education & Nutrition Service

Maddison Saalinger, MS, RD, LDN, Registered and Licensed Dietitian

Diabetes Management at the Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center

The Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinics at the Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center, located within the Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, provide comprehensive medical treatment to individuals and families living with diabetes. Learn more about the clinic here.

The expert clinical staff treats patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and other endocrine disorders:

David Baidal, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, M.D., Professor of Medicine

Bresta Miranda-Palma, M.D., Interim Director, Kosow DRI Diabetes Treatment Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 

Ronald B. Goldberg, M.D., Professor of Medicine; Director, Lipid Disorders Center

Jay S. Skyler, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychology

Maria Del Pilar Solano, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

To make an appointment at the clinic, call 305-243-3636

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