Diabetes and Endocrine Center
Diabetes Management
Saint Mary’s Health Center offers a comprehensive
management and education program to meet the needs of the
person with diabetes. Our program includes the following areas,
which we feel are essential to successful diabetes control:
A multidisciplinary care team: A team is crucial to
managing diabetes. The Diabetes team at Saint Mary’s
includes physicians and nurse practitioners specializing in
diabetes, registered nurses, certified diabetes educators,
registered dietitians, pharmacists, podiatrists, pedorthists,
opthalmologists, social workers, and exercise specialists.
Evidence based advice: Team members will keep the
patients and health care providers aware of the latest research
and techniques, including therapies based on current studies.
A list of treatment options: We provide the patient
and primary care physician with options when discussing the
diabetes management plan and help to make the best choice
for the patient at this time.
Achievable patient goals: The team will help set obtainable
and realistic goals to facilitate the patient’s success
in controlling his/her diabetes. Utilizing case management,
a team member will be there to help meet the goals and trouble
shoot as needs arise.
Self assessment: We allow time to listen to the individual’s
feelings about having diabetes and help to identify education
topics which would be most helpful.
Patient partners: Through support groups or by meeting others
with diabetes, we provide opportunities for people with diabetes
to meet those who are successfully managing their disease
or struggling through the same things.
Quality assurance: The Diabetes team is committed
to providing state-of-the-art care to each patient. A computerized
database permits us to assess the quality of care which all
of our patients receive. Members of the Team are continuously
educating themselves and others throughout the medical community
with graduate and undergraduate medical education programs.
Members of the Team are actively engaged in original medical
research the purpose of which is to improve the quality of
care that persons with diabetes mellitus receive.
People referred to the Center will find a multidisciplinary
team. The purpose of the team approach is to provide high
quality care to persons with chronic disease, such as diabetes
and / or hyperlipidemia. Board Certified Endocrinologists,
whose previous experience was at world-renowned teaching hospitals,
provide patient care. This team will work collaboratively
with the primary physician.
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