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An expert team of certified diabetes educators—including
a registered nurse and registered dietitian—conduct individual
and group programs to empower people with diabetes to manage their
care. Patients benefit from the collaborative efforts of
a team of specialists who focus on providing an educational experience
that motivates an individual with diabetes to take an active and
positive role in his or her diabetes treatment plan. Individuals
who care for and about the person with diabetes also play an integral
part of the diabetes team. In addition, a summary of each visit
is sent to your referring physician to ensure continuity of care.
Four two-hour sessions, facilitated by a nurse and dietitian explore
topics including:
• Patho/physiology of diabetes
• Monitoring/tracking blood sugar readings
• Treatment modalities
• Macro/micro nutrients
• Meal planning, portion control, dining out, heart healthy
eating and cooking
• Individualized meal plans
• Prevention of complications and much more
• Free three month, one-hour follow up session
Convenient morning, afternoon and evening sessions available.
One-on-one consultation with a nurse or dietitian is available
for:
• Individual meal plans
• Weight loss
• Other therapeutic diets
• Carbohydrate counting
• Insulin instruction*
• Meter teaching
*Insulin Pump Education Includes:
• Operation of pump
• Practice of saline runs
• Carbohydrate counting
• Development of carb-to-insulin ratio
• Pump initiation
One session, small group class addresses how gestational diabetes
develops, link between diet and blood glucose, meal planning
blood glucose monitoring.
Diabetes Support Groups
• Educational topics
• Meets Monthly
• Professionally facilitated
Insulin Pump Support Groups
• Meets every other month
• Educational topics
• Professionally facilitated
Free Programs
• One-hour programs with specific topics
| Medicare assignment accepted and classes are covered
by most insurances. A prescription with a diagnosis code
from your physician is required to make an appointment.
The prescription must read: “Referred to MMC Center
for Diabetes Education.” |
Transportation available.
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