Diabetes Center at Campbell County Memorial Hospital
Diabetes Center at Campbell County Memorial Hospital
Diabetes affects one of every seven people in America. Currently it is estimated that 17 million people in the USA have diabetes. An equal number may have diabetes and be unaware of it. A total 60 million Americans may be affected by diabetes or prediabetes within the next ten years.
The Diabetes Center at Campbell County Memorial Hospital provides diabetes self management skills training to individuals who desire to learn how to have a healthier lifestyle while managing their diabetes.
The Diabetes Center offers diabetes self management education by certified diabetes educators with a combined experience of over 20 years in diabetes care.
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All persons with diabetes, newly diagnosed, gestational, or those who have had diabetes for years, need to focus on the present day. Creating goals and measuring successes each day can provide an effective platform for mangement of chronic diseases. Diabetes does not just affect the person with the diagnosis, but also family, friends, and healthcare providers. Diabetes Self Management Education helps clients and their families learn how to live a healthy, happy life while controlling their blood sugar and reducing the complications associated with diabetes. The Diabetes Center of Campbell County Memorial Hospital is dedicated to providing ongoing individualized counseling in friendly open atmosphere.
Appointments for education are made based on the needs of the client. An appointment can usually be obtained within a day or two of calling for an appointment. All clients are seen by appointment only, appointments are flexible basHospitaled on needs.
Individuals and their families can call and request an appointment without a physician referral, but most insurance companies do not pay for services without a physician order. The staff of the Diabetes Center can help obtain an order from the physician. Participants receive information related to self-management skills, nutritional counseling, physical activity skills, learn about medications used in the care and treatment of diabetes as well as the day to day aspects of living with diabetes.
The Certified Diabetes Educators of the Diabetes Center are certified pump trainers and can assist with teaching individuals who are interested in using insulin pumps to optimize their therapy. Our health care team of educators also provides ongoing education to health care professionals on a large variety of topics related to self-management skills and current medical treatments in diabetes. Customized educational programs can be developed on request for any group. Contact the Diabetes Center at 688-2370 or email at lepardam@ccmh.net or more information.
To phone the Diabetes Center, call 307-685-7818 or 307-685-7817.
You may email the Diabetes Center by emailing Alicia LePard at lepardam@ccmh.net or Kim Handley at handleykj@ccmh.net
