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Diabetes Education

Diabetes Education

Centra Health's Diabetes program is designed to promote diabetes self-management. Patients need to provide a physician referral so we'll have information about their need.

We provide diabetes education to patients, family members and caretakers, and we offer inpatient as well as outpatient education. Through our program, people recently diagnosed with diabetes learn survival skills including:

- a basic intro to the disease process
- foot care eye and dental health
- meal planning and food label reading
- guidelines for sick day management
- medication information (oral or insulin)
- self-monitoring guidelines instructions on use of the glucose meter
- exercise to promote better control of the disease and improve well-being
- managing complications traveling skills
- intensive insulin management

Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital
3300 Rivermont Ave.
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 200-4115
Updated: 04/12/2013  :  [ 2814 ]

Child Birth Care

Child Birth Care

Pregnancy programs

Offers holistic services to expecting families: from childbirth education classes, prenatal yoga, breastfeeding classes, labor and birth doula services, Hypnobirthing classes, pregnancy massage, infant and newborn care classes, belly casting.
Offer a comprehensive postpartum program: infant massage, postpartum yoga classes, lactation consultation, baby & mom/me yoga, postnatal aerobics, parenting classes, parent support and play groups, postpartum doula support.

Child Birth Care
2469 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-9642
Updated: 12/19/2010  :  [ 2931 ]

Find an Ob-Gyn

Find an Ob-Gyn

Directory is OB-GYN

Directory is searchable nationwide and in the District of Columbia.

Find an Ob-Gyn
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20090
(202) 638-5577
Updated: 12/20/2010  :  [ 2975 ]

Diabetes Self Management Education

Diabetes Self Management Education

Comprehensive diabetes education and support in group and individual sessions. Program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for quality diabetes education.

Sessions led by experienced certified diabetes educators (nurses and registered dietitians). For more information call 540-689-1001.

Diabetes Prevention sessions available for those with prediabetes or risk factors for diabetes. Two session course covering basics of diabetes/prediabetes/risk factors, healthy eating, blood sugar monitoring (receive starter low cost glucose meter), physical activity (receive pedometer and walking tape). Call for dates/times and cost.

Diabetes Care--Separating Fact and Fiction sessions available for those diagnosed with diabetes. Portion of cost covered by Medicare and most insurance companies. Call for dates/times and cost. Scholarships available.

Diabetes Continuing Care monthy free group meetings covering various topics. Second Monday each month 7pm to 8:30pm at RMH Healthcare. No pre-registration required. Spanish sessions available.

RockD monthy free group meetings for children with type 1 diabetes and their families. Second Sunday each month 1:30pm at Rec Center. Contact Holly for more information.

RMH Healthcare Diabetes Self Management Education
2010 Health Campus Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 689-1001
Updated: 04/15/2013  :  [ 3200 ]

Adult Type 1 Toolkit

Adult Type 1 Toolkit

The toolkit is a personal guidebook to life with diabetes

To fill an important gap in resources for adults with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has introduced the JDRF Adult
Type 1 Toolkit. Written by adults who have type 1 diabetes themselves, the Toolkit is a personal guidebook
to life with diabetes. It aims to help adults live well with the disease by providing a wealth of
information and resources about the diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes. It also covers
issues surrounding specific life stages and situations, such as relationships and marriage, pregnancy
and children, the workplace, and complications.

Juvenile Diabetes Rearch Foundation
3805 Cutshaw Ave
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 254-8014
Updated: 02/07/2011  :  [ 3203 ]

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