Sodexo Distance Dietetic Internship
Lesson Plan Template
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Email to the appropriate internship faculty for approval at least one week prior to giving the presentation.
Name:
Dawn Ortiz
Title of Presentation: Diabetes Education
Target Audience:
Older adults (65+ years) living in a retirement community, class setting is a bright
activities room with plenty of tables and chairs set up in a horseshoe pattern with me in the middle, this
presentation was requested by my grandmother and her friends to better understand how to manage a
very common disease in their community.
(describe the group, including age, setting of the class, and any other pertinent information)
Date, Location, and Time:
Living Apartments
August 28, 2014 at 10:00am at Arbor Ridge at Brookmeade Senior Independent
1. Learning Objectives (These should be from the learners’ standpoint, be measurable and active do not use
words similar to know, learn or understand):
1) Participants will be able to explain what happens in people with diabetes to cause high blood sugar.
2) Participants will be able to state the range for fasting blood glucose, after eating and 2 hours after
eating for normal, impaired and diabetic conditions.
3) Participants will give examples of meal planning using carbohydrate counting.
2. Ice Breaker: Ask the participants to raise their hands if they know anyone that has diabetes. Then ask if
they think trying to manage blood sugar is confusing. Let the group know that I will be teaching how to
manage blood sugar through food!
3. Presentation Outline
Content outline
List your major points related to
each objective here—that is, this is
the content outline of the class.
Include details, not just your major
topic—this can be a resource for
future classes
Explain that you are not alone if you
have Type 2 Diabetes by giving
surprising statistics about the
prevalence of the disease
Ways to reduce complications from
diabetes, healthy eating, losing
weight, stop smoking, lower blood
pressure, increase physical activity
and Lower blood sugar levels
Learning Activities
List any activities or learning
experiences related to each
objective and content here—
describe, don’t just name
Materials Needed
List any materials you will need
for your presentation or
learning activities
Slide with statistics and upbeat
twist that diabetes can be
managed through simple
lifestyle changes!
The emphasis of this slide is on
lowering blood sugar which
sets me up for the focus of the
rest of my presentation.
PPT slide
PPT slide
Show how glucose is absorbed into
the cell in people without diabetes
Show diagram and slide and
then give an example using
plastic Easter eggs. The largest
pink egg represents the cell,
the blue egg is the glucose and
the yellow egg is the insulin.
PPT slide and 3 plastic Easter
eggs.
During my demonstration I
show the insulin and glucose
joining together and then the
cell opening up to allow the
energy inside.
PPT slide and 3 plastic Easter
eggs.
This time during my
demonstration I show the cell
rejecting the insulin and
glucose and by the cell
remaining closed and not able
to receive the energy. I then
explain that the sugar remains
in the blood, hence the term
“high blood glucose (sugar)”
PPT slide
Show how glucose is absorbed into
the cell in people with diabetes
Show diagram and slide and
then give on example using
plastic Easter eggs. The largest
pink egg represents the cell,
the blue egg is the glucose and
the yellow egg is the insulin.
Explain the range for fasting blood
glucose, after eating and 2 hours
after eating for normal, impaired
and diabetic conditions
Show the colored diagram and
ask for audience participation
to ask if they recognize these
numbers, and if the numbers
seem high or low.
Explain that HgA1c is an average of
blood sugar values over a 3 month
period and is therefore used to
diagnose diabetes
Show the colored diagram
demonstrating what HgA1c
values refer to and how they
correlate with blood sugar.
Recommend that the audience
asks the doctor for this value at
their next visit.
Explain carbohydrate counting by
explaining how many grams of
carbs they should eat per meal,
how many grams are in 1 serving
and give examples of foods that are
one serving so they can count at
meal time.
Show actual plastic foods to
PPT slide and plastic fruit,
give accurate portion sizes. Ask bread and rice portion props.
for participation to give me
more examples of
carbohydrate foods and
appropriate serving sizes.
PPT slide
Explain MyPlate method and
provide hand out
Ask participants to write down
foods that they would eat in
each category and then see me
after the presentation if they
have questions about their
MyPlate meal ideas.
PPT slide and hand out. I gave
each person 3 handouts so
they could fill one out for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Explain why it is better to control
diabetes with lifestyle changes
instead of relying on medication
Provide a long list of
medication side effects and ask
if anyone knows someone or
has experienced these
themselves.
Ask the audience if they think it
would be worth it to manage
blood sugar to avoid some of
the listed diabetes
complications
This is the opportunity for me
to review with the audience
the important take away
messages and make sure they
have a good understanding
about managing blood sugar
with type 2 diabetes.
PPT slide
Explain benefits of managing blood
sugar levels with diabetes
Review slide with questions
regarding key points from my
presentation
PPT slide
PPT slide. I had 2 kinds of
sugar-free hard candies to give
away for the correct answers.
After the presentation I gave
everyone the candies for
attending.
4. Evaluation Method/ Activity:
I had three evaluation activities during my presentation. Asking the audience to give me more examples of
carbohydrates and appropriate portion sizes for carb counting, asking them to fill out the MyPlate diagram
with appropriate meal choices to effectively manage blood sugar, and asking questions at the end to review
key points and providing a small prize for participation. Another activity that I believe was effective was using
props to demonstrate insulin resistance, which leads to high blood sugar. Plastic food props was also effective
at demonstrating portion sizes.
5. Call to Action (Ask your audience what they will do/change as a result of the presentation. Can be oral or
written, shared or not. The point is to get them to commit to some behavior change as a result of your class):
I ended the presentation with a call to action of asking what they will do different to make sure they are
managing blood sugar. Many people gave me examples from my presentation, especially since I had done just
finished the review slide with prizes for correct answers. The other call to action was filling out
their MyPlate handouts. Almost every participant wanted help to make sure they were filling it
out correctly.
6. Ending/Conclusion:
My conclusion to the presentation was the review slide and then asking for questions. I was there for over an
hour after the presentation concluded answering questions. The questions were in regards to everything
nutrition and food related.
7. References Used:
MyPlate.gov and Google Images for the diagrams.