Weight management as a primary treatment goal for type 2 diabetes: time to reframe the conversation

For patient education. This workmat is designed to help facilitate informative and meaningful conversations and to help prepare patients for beginning their weight loss/weight management journey.

This facilitator guide is designed to encourage thoughtful and memorable discussion around weight management with the workmat. Included are guided questions that should serve as a starting point to encourage active participation by all individuals.

The workmat depicts travellers journeying through a desert as an overarching analogy for weight management, with each pictorial scene including key knowledge (feasible goals, possible challenges, useful tools, and accessible resources).

Energy Gap Handout to help educate the group on the physiology behind weight loss and weight regain. Additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.

Getting Started Handout to help assess group members’ motivations and goals. To facilitate active participation from each group member, additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.

Interactive mythbuster activities to help dispel common misconceptions. Additional handout to help facilitate informative and meaningful conversations and to help prepare patients for beginning their weight loss/weight management journey.

Handout to facilitate active participation from each group member and tailor the content to their individualized needs, additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.