Type 1 Diabetes - Adult

Diabetes is a difficult disease to live with and a disease that affects the whole family (American Diabetes Association).

Our mission: to provide education to help every adult & their family to adjust to life with diabetes.

Our Certified Diabetes Educators provide individualized education & counseling. The plan of care is based on your concerns & your questions regarding the management of your diabetes:

New Diagnosis Type 1 Diabetes

• address the stress & emotional adjustment to the diagnosis for you & your significant other
• day-to-day management of diabetes
• exercising safely with insulin
• hypoglycemia: signs, treatment and prevention
• sick-day management
• diabetes management & the work setting
• fine-tuning your insulin dose before meals
• updated information on the newest technology for diabetes management

Existing Type 1 Diabetes

• fine-tune diabetes management if A1C not in-target
• preventing wide swings in BG readings
• transition from multiple daily injections to insulin pump therapy
• hypoglycemia: signs, treatment & prevention
• education & training for continuous glucose sensor
• using applications on smart phones for carb counting/meal planning
• refresher for carbohydrate counting
• impact of Type 1 Diabetes on relationships & family functioning
• alcohol, smoking, driving, & sexuality
• transition from mixed insulin to basal-bolus/multiple daily injections
• pattern management: looking for patterns & finding solutions
• staying healthy & reducing risks of complications
• understanding your insurance coverage & getting the most value for your money