Diabetes Education

The Mercy Diabetes Education Team is pleased to offer Diabetes Self-Management Education opportunities.

This series is 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 is 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:

Classes are on Wednesday evenings from 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 Mercy Diabetes Educators.  Call 338-2881 or 338-2850.

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 338-2881 or 338-2850 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.