Diabetes Education Center

The Diabetes Education Center helps those with diabetes learn self-management skills and make lifestyle changes to effectively manage their disease and avoid or delay the complications associated with it.

The center is staffed by certified diabetes educators.

Participants learn about:

•  Diabetes overview
•  Psychological adjustment & social support
•  Nutrition
•  Exercise and activity
•  Medications, if applicable
•  Blood sugar monitoring, if applicable
•  Proper treatment of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
•  Behavioral change and goal setting
•  Prevention of chronic complications
•  Use of healthcare systems and community resources

Once you are referred by your doctor to the center, one of the educators will contact you to schedule your first appointment. Generally, the education is completed in three appointments over a three-month period.

Diabetes Information Group will now meet in Lakeview Medical Center's Home Health Care/Hospice Conference Room located in Towne Centre (formerly Marketplace). The meetings will typically occur the fourth Thursday of the month. We will not be meeting in April 2007.

Did You Know?

Lakeview's Diabetes Education Center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

Medicare claims will be eligible for reimbursement only if the education is received at an ADA recognized diabetes education program like Lakeview's.

For Special Diabetes Education Learning events, click here.

Center Hours

Tuesdays
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Thursdays
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Meetings will typically occur the fourth Thursday of the month. There will be no meetings in April 2007.

For more information, call 715-236-6206.