SERVICES

Diabetes Education Classes

Education is an important component of Ottawa Regional Medical Center’s Diabetes Care Program.  A referral from your ORMC physician is required for all classes.  Each class is conducted by Ami Dose, Certified Nurse Practitioner and Diabetic Educator. Working together with your physician, they will assess your particular needs and recommend or tailor an individual class to meet those needs.  The goal of the diabetic educator is to make sure that you know what to do to live a healthy life with diabetes. 

Diabetes 101

  1. What is diabetes?
  2. Self management
  3. Diet and exercise
  4. Monitoring blood sugars
  5. Medications
  6. Prevention of complications
  7. Eye and foot exams
  8. Sick day rules
  9. When to call the doctor

Basic Diabetic Diet

  1. Introduction to carbohydrate counting
  2. Labels and measuring
  3. Food portions
  4. Nutrition and diabetes misconceptions
  5. Importance of recordkeeping
  6. Exercise

Glucometer and You

  1. How to use a glucometer
  2. Logging and controls
  3. Target blood glucose levels

Injection Training

  1. Insulin preparation
  2. Site preparation
  3. Injection techniques
  4. Rotation of injection sites
  5. Hypo and Hyperglycemia

Diabetes Tune Up Class

  1. Annual review of current treatment plan
  2. Review of meal planning
  3. Blood sugar goals & hemoglobin A1C
  4. Hyperglycemia prevention
  5. Exercise and activities
  6. Eye exam and foot exam

Advanced Diabetic Diet

  1. Advanced carbohydrate counting
  2. Matching insulin to carbohydrates

Insulin Pump – Is it Right for You?

  1. Introduction to the insulin pump
  2. Individualized assessment

Initiation of Pump Therapy

  1. Detailed session to initiate insulin pump therapy
  2. Operation and programming


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