Title/Topic : Counseling and education session in type II diabetes Time Frame : 45 minutes Facility : In an outpatient clinic of a General Hospital, patients referred by their specialists will be counseled on ways to improve their lifestyle and general nutrition. These patients have usually little to no information about managing type II diabetes. The other type of visitors will include those already living with diabetes and looking for ways to improve their diets and eating behavior. Objectives  1. Patients will learn to identify food groups and the notion of calories.  2. Patients will be aware of the changes needed to improve their diet.  3. Patients will be educated about the glycemic index and its effect on their blood sugar  4. Patients will learn to count their carbohydrates.  5. Patients will set up their goal and the timeframe to achieve it.  6. Patients will have an increase in knowledge about meal planning. Materials/Equipment   * Handouts listing carbohydrate-containing food   * Handouts listing fiber-containing food   * Food models reflecting portion sizes of food groups   * Logbook used to keep track of all foods consumed during the day Procedures/Learning Activities with Timeline   * Establishing Rapport (5 minutes)   * Educating (25 minutes)   * Negotiating (5 minutes)   * Summarizing the plan (3 minutes)   * Scheduling (2 minutes)   * Evaluating (5 minutes) Evaluation The patient’s ability to summarize the plan is to be assessed after the session, and a progression checklist for the follow-up visit is to be created. To make this session successful, objectives shall be set, making them attainable and tailored according to the patient’s preferences. The proposed list of objectives to follow within the time frame is provided below: Establishing Rapport The patient is to be made comfortable upon starting the session. The first 5 minutes are crucial – the dietitian has to introduce themselves and make the patient aware that the dietician’s role is not to restrict their food choices, but to educate the patient about the ways to manage diabetes. Afterward, the patient is asked about their knowledge of diet and exercise in type 2 Diabetes. The dietitian includes the questions such as “What has he/she been implementing?”, “What difficulties have they faced?” The purpose of this rapport is to get an idea about the patient’s habits and history. After the information has been gathered, general advice will be provided while stressing the importance of healthy eating, physical activity, taking medications and reducing health risks. Educating Now that the patient is acquainted with his dietitian, it is time to increase the patient’s awareness regarding the subject matter and the methods of managing the patient’s diet. In the course of the education process, an overview of all food groups will be given, and the points listed below will be emphasized. Decreasing Caloric Intake By improving food choices, the dietitian will be able to reduce the number of unnecessary calories to induce a drop in the patient’s weight (if needed). Moreover, for overweight or obese people, the specified stage of intervention will improve blood sugar control (Ajala et al. 505). Food exchanges and low-calorie options are to be explained to the patient. The notion of calories ingeste