Garfield Memorial Hospital
Garfield Memorial Hospital provides diabetic counseling to patients. Our staff has received specialized training in diabetes education to assist both recently diagnosed individuals and those who are having trouble controlling their diabetes.
A tailored plan of care is created to meet the needs of each individual in the following areas:
- Basic physiology of diabetes
- Basic principles of self-management
- American Diabetes Association dietary instruction by a registered dietitian
- Hyperglycemia with causes, treatment and prevention
- Blood glucose testing and trend management
- Medications - how they work and how to manage them
- Exercise plan
- Foot care instruction
- Eye care instruction
- Dental care instruction
- Gestational (pregnancy) diabetes counseling
- Complications reduction
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