The Center for Diabetes Care at Indiana Regional Medical Center

The Center for Diabetes Care at Indiana Regional Medical Center is committed to providing personalized diabetes care to the people they serve. Established in August 2002, the center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for providing quality diabetes self management education. The center's goal is to deliver diabetes education on three levels: patient care and prevention; community education and awareness; and diabetes advocacy.

In addition to supporting the needs of inpatients with diabetes, the center offers a comprehensive outpatient education program.

Diabetes Self-Management Education

This group program is designed for those recently diagnosed with diabetes or those who have diabetes but need up-to-date information to control their diabetes. During this program, patients will receive nine hours of instruction covering a variety of topics including: overview of diabetes, blood glucose monitoring; and meal planning.

Diabetes Support Group

The center offers a free, bi-monthly program for people with diabetes and their families. The meetings offer support for patients and provide them with an opportunity to interact with others who have diabetes.

Specialized Services

The center also offers a variety of specialized services including:

• gestational diabetes education
• continuous glucose monitoring
• insulin initiation and pump training
• nutritional counseling & carbohydrate counting