Diabetes Education

The St. Mary’s Diabetes Education Team is pleased to announce yet another year of Diabetes Self-Management Education opportunities.

This series would be appropriate for patients with diabetes who:

• Are newly diagnosed
• Who have had no previous education or need a review of the basics
• Who are experiencing control problems

The series would not be appropriate for patients who:

• Are gestationally diabetic or are adolescents
• Have specialized Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Are being followed on an Insulin Intensification Protocol

Class schedule:

Wednesday evenings 4:00-6:00 p.m. Classes are offered monthly, except in July and December. However, please call the number below to confirm dates, as they are subject to change.

Class content:

Class topics consist of diabetes overview, basic glucose control factors, short/long term complications, hyper/hypoglycemia, pattern management of blood glucose, nutrition (including food laboratory!), exercise, pharmacology, stress management, sick day management, travel, and MUCH, MUCH MORE.

To be enrolled in the series, patients MUST first be assessed by the St. Mary’s Diabetes Educators! Call 936-2881 or 936-2850.

Other Information:

• Participants must be physician referred.
• There is a charge for diabetes education; we suggest that patients contact their insurance companies for pre-certification.
• Medicare patients must meet certain criteria to qualify for reimbursement and be pre-certified by their physician.

Please call 936-2881 or 936-2850 for diabetes class times and for cost.

THIS CLASS REQUIRES REFERRAL BY YOUR PHYSICIAN AND PRIOR ASSESSMENT BY THE DIABETES EDUCATORS.

The American Diabetes Association Recognizes this education service as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.