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Diabetes Education

The Diabetes Center at Faith Regional offers individualized or group instruction for persons with Pre-Diabetes, Type I, Type II and Gestational Diabetes. These services are offered on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

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Inpatients with diabetes may be referred to the Diabetes Center to work with our Nurse Practitioner, who specializes in diabetes management. During the patient's stay, follow-up education and preparation for discharge will be coordinated.

Individuals with pre-diabetes or diabetes may also be referred to the Diabetes Center by their physician for outpatient services. Your doctor's office will schedule the appointment for you through Central Scheduling at (402) 644-7121.

Our Mission
The mission of the diabetes team at Faith Regional Health Services is to provide quality comprehensive diabetes self-management education and management. We believe that education is the key to empowering the person with diabetes to better manage their disease and help them facilitate diabetes in their journey through life.

A Note from Michelle...Diabetes is dear to my heart. I have had diabetes for 26 years. Education is an essential component to diabetes management. Without diabetes education, I would not be where I am today. I have seen multiple medical advances since being diagnosed but the one thing that has made the biggest impact on patients’ lives is learning how to live with the disease.
- Michelle Zwiener, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE, Faith Regional Diabetes Center Manager

Contact the Diabetes Center
Phone: (402) 844-8126
Email: diabetes@frhs.org
Fax: (402) 844-8129.

*The Diabetes Center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Self-Management Education. The American Diabetes Association recognizes this education service as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

 

Diabetes Center Services

Consulting Services

Insurance Coverage

Diabetes Education

Exercise Rehabilitation

The Diabetes Center is staffed by a Registered Nurse and a Registered Dietitian who have passed a National Certification Exam and are Certified Diabetic Educators. Consulting Services include:

  • Meal Planning
  • Insulin Administration
  • Carbohydrate Counting
  • Blood Glucose
  • Monitoring
  • Travel Plans
  • Exercise
  • Medications
  • Dining Out
Private pay health insurance or Medicare may cover the Diabetes Center’s educational programs. In some cases, Faith Regional Health Services can bill your insurance company and Medicare/Medicaid directly for the cost. Please check with your insurance provider for more information.

Classes for Diabetes education are offered in both group and private settings and teach basic self-care skills, such as:

  • What diabetes is and how it affects your body
  • Good nutrition habits and how to plan meals and snacks
  • How physical activity can help
    control blood glucose levels
  • How to monitor blood glucose levels
  • Understand when to change medication and monitoring schedule

The Diabetes Center can provide exercise rehabilitation training for patients. An exercise plan is developed with the nurse educator and patient working together to establish individualized goals.

An exercise program is also available through Cardiac Rehab with the permission of the primary care physician. In Cardiac Rehab, a patient will experience the effects of an exercise program on blood glucose control. Four sessions are set up with additional services ordered as needed, such as the Maintenance Program.

Nutrition Links:

Nutrition and Diabetes Education 2008 Class Schedule

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. This disease affects more than 20.8 million Americans and is one of the nations most costly healthcare issues.

Types of Diabetes

Pre-Diabetes is when the blood glucose level is over normal ranges but under diabetic ranges. People who have a fasting blood glucose greater than 100mg/dl but less than 126 mg/dl have pre-diabetes. A random blood glucose greater than 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl is also pre-diabetes. People with pre-diabetes are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. They have a 1½ fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people with normal blood glucose.

Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce any insulin and individuals must take insulin to stay alive.

Type 2 Diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is a metabolic disorder in which the body doesn’t properly use the insulin it produces. Type 2 diabetes is nearing epidemic proportions due to the increase in obesity, sedentary lifestyle and age.

Gestational Diabetes can occur during pregnancy and can be associated with many potentially serious problems. Pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes can be associated with serious medical concerns for both mother and baby. Through coordinated education and management, the outlook for a successful pregnancy is greatly enhanced.

Learn More About Diabetes

What is going on in the body?

Signs and Symptoms

Causes of Diabetes

Prevention Tips

Diagnosis of Diabetes

Treaments

What is Gestational Diabetes?

   

 

Last Updated: 11/23/2007

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