Sessions offered
By meeting with the SUNDEC team in individual appointments or group sessions you will be able to:
- Engage in self management behaviours to better manage your diabetes.
- Understand the role of diabetes related medications.
- Learn to incorporate healthy food choices and healthy portions.
- Discover the benefits of adding exercise to your daily routine.
Group sessions
- Healthy habits for pre-diabetes
- Living healthy with type 2 diabetes
- Aging well with diabetes (70 years +)
- Keeping current with type 1 diabetes
- Craving Change™: A How-to Guide for Changing Your Relationship with Food
- Connections: Keeping You Healthy With Chronic Conditions (a self-management program)
Individual sessions
- One-on-one appointment with a diabetes nurse educator and/or dietitian
- We work with you to personalize a diabetes care plan that fit into your life
Specialty programs*
SUNDEC offers a variety of additional programs. Check back regularly for new programs. Examples include:
- Spring into Action – annual update for type 2 diabetes
- Open Dialogue – annual update for type 1 diabetes
- Sunnybrook Speaker Series for Diabetes Month
- Pump information night – for type 1 diabetes
*Call for more information about new and upcoming events.
Contact us »
Diabetes Education Program
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue,
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Phone: 416-480-4805
Fax: 416-480-4283
Self-referral »
Patients may self-refer by calling 416-480-4805 between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Patients may also leave a voicemail, and a staff member will return the call.
You may also download the self-referral form (PDF) and fax it to 416-480-4283.
Physician referral »
Patients may also be referred to the program by their physician. Physicians can fax the physician referral form (PDF) to 416-480-4283.
Appointments »
To book an appointment or speak with a member of the Diabetes Education Team, please call 416-480-4805
