DPM Course Outline 

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

WEEK 1 (appx 56 min)

• Lesson 1: Welcome. Meet Dr Tom.  (20:54)
• Lesson 2: What is T2D (Type 2 Diabetes)? (35:15)

WEEK 2 (appx 81 min)

• Lesson 3: Additional tests to discuss with your health care team (27:37)
• Lesson 4: Overview of the 5 Keys to Diabetes Prevention (23:44)
• Lesson 5: Medication education discussion integrated: Metformin ER; FDA approved weight loss meds; BP meds, statins, mood and allergy meds. (28:59)

MODULE 2: MIND MATTERS 

WEEK 3 (appx 65 min)

• Lesson 1: MM basics and identifying your WHY (15:47)
• Lesson 2: Critical Mind Matters Basics (13:46)
• Lesson 3: SLIP, SLIDE and Setting expectations (19:17)
• Lesson 4: The 5% Fun Zone and the “Moment of Silence” for managing Non-Negotiables. (16:25)

WEEK 4 (appx 64 min)

• Lesson 5: Managing Hunger: The Hunger Scale and Strategic Hunger (20:16)
• Lesson 6: Sleep (24:36)
• Lesson 7: Stress Management (over and above good sleep!) (19:21)

MODULE 3: NUTRITION

WEEK 5 (appx 55 min)

• Lesson 1: The Basics - “Beyond Diets” (25:59)
• Lesson 2: Beverage Calories and Meal Replacements (29:07)

WEEK 6 (appx 89 min)

• Lesson 3: Calorie Density (25:42)
• Lesson 4: Calorie Density Part 2 (20:11)
• Lesson 5: Stealth Sodium (43:01)

WEEK 7 (appx 47 min)

• Lesson 6: Protein & Fiber (45:46)
• Lesson 7: Saturated Fat and Cholesterol – the disease driving duo that can increase the risk of T2D and heart disease more than most know. (30:41)

WEEK 8 (appx 89 min)

• Lesson 8: Putting It All Together with Label Reading (50:27)
• Lesson 9: Grocery Shopping (39:16)

WEEK 9 (appx 97 min)

• Lesson 10: Dining Out (sit down and fast food) (59:19)
• Lesson 11: Breakfast and Snacks (picture predominant) (20:10)
• Lesson 12: Lunches and Dinners (picture predominant) (17:49)

MODULE 4: ACTIVITY

WEEK 10 (appx 95 min)

• Lesson 1: Activity Made Simple (24:58)
• Lesson 2: Introducing your friendly NEAT (non-exercise activity time) FREAK for T2 diabetes prevention (18:05)
• Lesson 3: Where “exercise” fits in and how to fuel for it (33:21)
• Lesson 4: Dealing with injury and other inabilities to be active (19:05)

MODULE 5: ENVIRONMENTS

WEEK 11 (appx 56 min)

• Lesson 1: The basics of the power of Environments (TBD)
• Lesson 2: Managing Food Environments (TBD)

WEEK 12 (appx 40 min)

• Lesson 3: Managing Social Environments (19:48)
• Lesson 4: Restaurant eating, the social perspective (12:25)
• Lesson 5: Managing Physical Environments (7:59)

MODULE 6: ACCOUNTABILITY

WEEK 13 (appx 52 min)

• Lesson 1: Intro on the role and types of accountability needed throughout the TLC journey/cycle (15:38)
• Lesson 2: External Accountability (21:26)
• Lesson 3: Internalizing Accountability (15:27)

MODULE 7: REVIEW

WEEK 14 (appx 53 min)

• Lesson 1:  “What Happens Next” - including lab expectations (46:03)
• Lesson 2:  DPM/5K review including specific examples of cases in all 5 Keys (7:15)