Academic Family Health Team

Are you looking for information on managing type 2 diabetes? Join us to learn about how the body works, targets for blood sugar management and how healthy eating habits can help manage diabetes. This class is the first module in a series of 3 modules.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416 480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes? Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes? Join us for a 2 part program to learn more about healthy eating and lifestyle adjustment to help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Dates: Wednesday September 11 and Wednesday September 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: Anyone who has prediabetes or is at risk for developing diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Do you…

• Know what to eat but just can’t seem to do it?
• Want to feel more in control of your eating?
• Feel like you have no will power?

If you answered YES, you may be interested in the Craving Change Workshop where you will learn to:

• Understand WHY you eat the way you do
• Comfort yourself with food
• Change your thinking, change your eating

This three week workshop consists of 2 hour sessions once per week. Participants should be able to attend all three dates.

Date: Wednesdays September 11 and September 18 and September 25, 2024
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room A1-21. This is an in person workshop - masking may be required if policy changes at time of workshop
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416 480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Join us for a session about the ABCs of healthy eating and movement for infants! This class is offered by an Occupational Therapist and Registered Dietitian. Upcoming classes will be offered virtually on the Zoom platform. Topics include

• Introduction of solid foods
• Healthy growth for babies
• Motor skill development

Parents/ caregivers and babies welcome!

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca
(Please include baby’s name and date of birth, a contact number, email and the name of the baby’s family physician)

Are you looking for more information on carbohydrate counting or exercise and diabetes? Join us to learn how to plan healthy meals using carbohydrate counting, how medications work to help with managing blood sugars and why activity is important for people managing diabetes.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on how to read labels for diabetes and heart health?
Join us to learn about the basics of label reading and the importance of heart health and foot care in diabetes management.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1 and Module 2.
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

An interactive group class, led by a Registered Dietitian, for individuals to learn more about lifestyle and dietary changes in managing cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart health. In this virtual class, we will explore how nutrients, dietary patterns and lifestyle modifications affect lipids and heart health.

Join to learn how to take charge of your own health and make meaningful healthy changes!

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca
(Please include your name, phone number and email address, and which session you would like to attend)