Diabetes Services at St. Mary's is a certified diabetes self-management education program recognized by the American Diabetes Association. We offer group classes and individual, private appointments to meet the needs of all people with diabetes. Your team could include a diabetes nurse educator, a dietitian, and a physician specializing in diabetes.
We provide interpreters who speak Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish and Cambodian. Interpretation for other languages is also available.
We offer you a path to diabetes self-care.
You will learn:
- How to control your blood sugar
- Role of medications, diet and exercise
- How to use blood glucose testing equipment
- Insulin injection techniques
- How to shop and cook for a healthy diet
- How to prevent complications
Who can benefit:
- If you are newly diagnosed
- If you have diabetes and you have questions
- If you are changing treatments
- If you have a family history of diabetes
- If you care for someone with diabetes
Join us for our upcoming FREE Diabetes Awareness Fair on Monday, March 2, 2010. Learn more.
Contact Information: 2235 Hayes Street, 5th floor (415) 750-5513
