Diabetes Services

Living with Diabetes: Preventing Diabetes Complications
There are two main kinds of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. With Type 1 diabetes (also known as juvenile diabetes), which usually occurs in the onset of childhood, the body makes very little or no insulin. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 10% of total cases. Type 2 diabetes (also known as adult-onset diabetes) accounts for 90% of cases.

With Type 2 diabetes, several conditions may be present. Variations include: the body producing insulin but in inadequate amounts; the body has lost some sensitivity to insulin; or both defects can be present. Gestational diabetes (a subset of Type 2 diabetes) is a condition resulting in high blood glucose levels during late stages of pregnancy. It affects about 5% of pregnancies.

Diabetes Care at Seton
At Seton Medical Center, we are committed to providing a full range of services and education for our patients with diabetes and their primary care physician (PCP). We pride ourselves in offering a warm, caring, and spiritually minded environment that supports the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. Our dedicated, experienced medical staff works closely with each patient to coordinate his or her individualized diabetes care plan.

We believe that the management of diabetes is best handled by the patient, who are educated by our diabetes team of registered nurses, registered dieticians, physical therapists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and pharmacists, who work closely with their PCP.

Education
Seton Medical Center offers various educational programs to help people manage their diabetes. We offer comprehensive diabetes self-management education. Although there is no cure for diabetes, there are ways to control this disease. We teach the most current information about diet, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, and other special issues such as stress and sick day management.

Diabetes Support Group
Note New Date and Time: The Diabetes Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Please call 650-991-6607 for more information. We also offer free diabetes meter instruction. At Seton Medical Center, day and evening classes in diabetes self-management or individual training with a dietitian and/or nurse are available. Additionally, we offer a Gestational Diabetes Program.

2012 Schedule of Classes

January 10 – Diabetes Medications

February 14 – Diabetes & Heart Disease

March 13 – Traveling with Diabetes

April 10 – Surviving a Hospital Stay

May 8 – Preventing Diabetes Complication

June 12 – How to have an Effective Office Visit

July 10 – Carbohydrate Counting

August 14 – Taking Control of Diabetes – A1C Champion Speaker

September 11 – Diabetes & Depression

October 9 – Understanding Insulin: Myths & Realities – A1C Champion Speaker

November 13 – Holiday Eating

December — No Support Group session scheduled

Please note that the topics are subject to change depending on the availability of the speakers.

California and federal legislation now requires insurers to pay for diabetes education and supplies. We offer assistance in verifying insurance coverage. For more information or to register for classes, please call (650) 991-6607.