Diabetes Education

Diabetes is common, costly, controlable, serious, and sometimes preventable. If knowledge is power, learn what can be done to control diabetes.  Call your healthcare provider for a referral for diabetes education.

Program Overview

Diabetes Education at Montgomery Regional Hospital has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

Our diabetes educator and dieticians will help you learn to sucessfully manage your diabetes.  Four classes of one to two hours each will include content areas such as: healthy eating, staying active, monitoring , taking medicine, problem solving, reducing risks, healthy coping.

Click here to print a brochure

Benefits include:

• Increased energy
• Decreased risk of heart, eye, kidney, and nerve complication
• Improved quality of life
• If you are pregnant learn what you can do to have a healthy outcome for yourself and your baby
• Diabetes control increases life expectancy and complication free years!

How to Enroll

Physican or health care provider referral required.  Click here to print a referral form to take to your health care provider.

Medicare and most insurances cover up to 80% of the cost after deductibles are met if you are newly diagnosed. Medicare allows 10 hours initial training within 12 months of diagnosis, and 2 hours a year follow up training on individual and group basis

When checking with your insurance plan ask if your plan covers, diabetes self-management training (DSMT).

Class Details

Diabetes Self-Management Classes cover areas specified in the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education. Classes are taught by a diabetes educator and registered dietitians. 

Click here for a description of class content

Support Group

We offer monthly meetings that discuss many topics facing people with diabetes today.  Each support group meeting speaker discusses a diabetes relevent topic.  The support group sessions allow for discussion, questions and answers, sharing of recipes and diabetes successes. Lite refreshments are available.  This group is open to anyone and is free of charge.  The support group meets the 3rd Thursday evening of each month at 7 PM in first floor boardroom at Montgomery Regional Hospital.  For more information call 443-3933.

Links to Other Sites

• American Diabetes Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Diabetes Monitor
• Children with Diabetes
• National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Disorders
• American Association of Diabetes Educators
• American Dietetic Association
• American Heart Association
• National Diabetes Education Program
• National Eye Institute
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Federation of the Blind, Voice of the Diabetic
• Joslin Diabetes Center
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Library of Medicine