Our program is designed to help patients — and their primary care provider — understand their conditions related to diabetes through education, medication, monitoring, and nutrition and exercise recommendations. These behaviors can be hard to start, but research has shown that even small changes can lead to helpful improvements. Our team offers comprehensive diabetes care in including nutrition, podiatry, ophthalmology, cardiology, and dental services.
The education program aims to enhance diabetes self-care knowledge and skills, support behavioral change, promote general health, and reduce the risk of complications associated with diabetes. This can include individual visits with endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, and dietitians. Patients can also find support by participating in the Conversation Maps for Diabetes Education program. Patients may just be seen in the group, individually, or in both settings.
Get involved in the Conversation Maps to learn more about diabetes and how to manage it. Courses are often paired with a cooking demonstration and tasting.
Boston Medical Center offers individual and group classes for diabetes. Our groups are scheduled on a quarterly basis as a series of three biweekly classes.
2025 Group Diabetes Education Classes
Each series has three classes that go over different topics related to diabetes. Please call the Endocrinology department at 617.638.7470 and ask for Cassie or email DSME@bmc.org for locations and times of the classes.
Comprehensive Diabetes Education Group Classes (DSME/T referral required)
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- January 2, 2025 — Class #1
- January 16, 2025 — Class #2
- January 30, 2025 — Class #3
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- May 8, 2025 — Class #1
- May 22, 2025 — Class #2
- June 5, 2025 — Class #3
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- September 11, 2025 — Class #1
- September 25, 2025 — Class #2
- October 9, 2025 — Class #3
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- December 4, 2025 — Class #1
- December 18, 2025 — Class #2
- Date to be determined (January 2026) — Class #3
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Group Classes (DSME/T referral required)
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- February 13, 2025 — Class #1
- February 27, 2025 — Class #2
- March 13, 2025 — Class #3
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- June 19, 2025 — Class #1
- July 3, 2025 — Class #2
- July 17, 2025 — Class #3
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- October 23, 2025 — Class #1
- November 6, 2025 — Class #2
- November 20, 2025 — Class #3
Cooking for Diabetes Advanced Nutrition Group Classes (MNT referral required)
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- March 6, 2025 — Class #1
- April 3, 2025 — Class #2
- May 1, 2025 — Class #3
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- June 5, 2025 — Class #1
- July 24, 2025 — Class #2
- August 7, 2025 — Class #3
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- September 4, 2025 — Class #1
- October 2, 2025 — Class #2
- November 6, 2025 — Class #3
Further Resources for Topics Covered in Class
Help with guided meditation/breathing:
Grounding Exercise for Racing Minds: Calming Meditation with Dora Kamau (youtube.com)
Headspace | Mini Meditation | Let Go of Stress (youtube.com)
Guidance on wall push-ups:
BEST Wall Push Ups for Seniors & Beginners (youtube.com)
Sources of protein:
Best Protein Choices for Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
Find a blood pressure kiosk:
Blood Pressure Kiosk Locations (PharmaSmart, pharma-smart.com)
Guidance on whole grains:
Get to Know Grains: Why You Need Them, and What to Look For (American Heart Association)
Guidance on sharps safety:
Be Smart with Sharps (Boston Medical Center PDF)
Diabetes Education Team
For Providers
In order to place a referral for Diabetes Education in EPIC, go to Orders and select DSME. Choose group or individual if appropriate.