Cindy S. Oliveri

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Dining With Diabetes
An Ohio State University Extension Signature
Program

• Cindy S. Oliveri
• Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer
  Sciences
• Ohio State University Extension

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A Community Partnership ?Extension
Educators ?Department of Health
?Registered Dieticians ?Certified Diabetes
Educators ?Hospitals
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Public Awareness

• Survey of 2,000 People with Diabetes
• (Fall 2001)
• Findings
• 68 do not consider cardiovascular disease
• to be a complication of diabetes
• 50 dont feel at risk for heart condition or
  stroke
• 60 dont feel at risk for high blood pressure or
  cholesterol
• Awareness lowest among elderly, minorities

American Diabetes Association, 2006,
www.diabetes.org
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What Is Dining with Diabetes?

• Program Developed in Georgia and adapted by West
  Virginia Extension Service
• Series of Three Classes with follow-up Reunion
• Topics include
• Health Management
• Menu Planning
• Plate Method
• Healthy Recipes
• Guest Speakers

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The Plate Method
Remember Your Serving Sizes
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Food Labels
Total Fat 6.5 gm 10 --
Saturated Fat 2.5 gm -- Trans Fat
1.0 gm Cholesterol 30.0 mg 10
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Exercise

• An Important Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

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Ohio Partnership Efforts

• Train the Trainer Workshops
• Federally Qualified Health Center Projects
• Site Visits
• Statewide Teams
• Annual Conferences

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Washington County
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Trumbull County Team
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Brown County FCS Educator
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Learning about the Plate Method
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Participant Taste Testing
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Ross County Program
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Program Counties

• 62 counties trained
• More than 1900
• participants annually

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Program Impacts 2008

• Program reached more than 1900 Ohio residents.
• Evaluations indicate the following changes
• knowledge gained
• behavior changes portion control, menu planning
  and label reading
• lowered blood pressure and blood sugar levels
• weight loss
• support systems established

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Participants Comments

• The availability of information surprised me!
• Extra hints were helpful.
• The information shared was very important.
• You take a complicated subject and make it very
  easy.
• I always learn something new every time I attend.

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Additional Comments

• I started to water exercise since taking this
  class.
• Ive increased my walking to 45 minutes.
• I have walked away with more knowledge and a few
  friends not to mention a better grip on the
  quality of my life.
• Two participants had dilated eye exams and one a
  foot exam.
• You have caused us to leave this class more
  informed and happy to have been a part of it.

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March 30, 2009
March 30, 2009
Cooking for a Healthy Lifestyle with the Diabetic
Chef - Chris Smith, author of Cooking with the
Diabetic Chef and The Diabetic Chefs Year-Round
Cookbook This live event features a cooking
demonstration with professional but
easy-to-implement cooking methods and
techniques. Free Diabetes Health Fair 430 630
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• Dining with Diabetes helps by teaching
  participants how to reduce sugar, salt and fat
  without giving up good taste!

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• Complications of diabetes may be delayed or even
  prevented by carefully controlling blood sugar.

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• What questions do you have?

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• Thank you
• Cindy S. Oliveri
• Extension Specialist
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Ohio State University Extension
• oliveri.1_at_osu.edu