Diabetes Services at Adventist Medical Center
offer a team that is ready to work with you and your physician.
Our team of professionals includes a diabetes physician
specialist, dietitian and diabetes nurse specialist. Together,
we can help you gain the knowledge and confidence it takes to
live a full and healthy life.
The foundation to helping you live with diabetes is to help
you learn more about it. Our program offers information about:
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how diabetes affects the body
- monitoring and regulating blood glucose
- exercise as an important tool
- how to make dietary changes
- how to analyze food labels
- meal planning
- eating in restaurants
- the emotional adjustment to diabetes
- managing diabetes during an illness
- the role of insulin and oral hypoglycemics
- recognizing, treating and preventing emergency situations
- managing diabetes while you're away from home
- the importance of personal health habits
- ways to increase your own resourcefulness
- gestational diabetes
You can enroll in our program by referral of your physician. We will ask your
physician for your clinical history, and will send a progress report to your
physician after you complete the program.
Take charge of your diabetes - call us today!
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Monday -
Thursday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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| Location: |
Professional Building 2 |
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10101 SE
Main Street, Suite 2014 |
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Portland,
OR 97216 |
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503-261-6003 |
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Fax
503-261-5924 |
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