Diabetes
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Approach to Care
The Tséhootsooí Medical Center Diabetes Program, alongside Nahata’Dziil Health Center, is committed to helping you gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive with diabetes.
We provide guidance and counseling to patients diagnosed with diabetes or at an increased risk of diabetes. We also work with your provider and the interdisciplinary care team to provide you with quality care. Our program is accredited by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists.
Topics We May Discuss
- Managing low or high blood sugars
- Meter log review & self-blood sugar monitoring
- Using a glucometer
- Standards of diabetes care
- Healthy coping
- Medications
- Skin and foot care
- Importance of physical activity and healthy eating
- Sick-day management
- Cholesterol monitoring
- Kidney function
- Blood Pressure
- And so much more!
Diabetes
Areas of Care
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Community Outreach
Community Outreach
Glucose management
Glucose management
Group classes
Group classes
Insulin education & counseling
Insulin education & counseling
Meter trouble shooting (battery, error codes)
Meter trouble shooting (battery, error codes)
One on one outpatient education & counseling
One on one outpatient education & counseling
Referrals to other departments
Referrals to other departments
Diabetes
Policies
Diabetes
Team
Darlene Lynch, RN, CDE, CLC
RN Diabetes Educator
Emmeline Thompson, RN, MSN, MBA, CDCES, CLC
RN Diabetes Educator/Director of Ancillary Services/ SDPI Project Director
Freanda Chee, CNA
CNA Diabetes Coordinator
Mary Valenzuela, BSN, RN, CAPA
RN Diabetes Educator
Priscilla George, RN
RN Diabetes Educator
Shannon Schwartz, BS-HIM
Data Management Coordinator
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