NOTICE:
**A safe and effective care environment is our highest priority, and St. Anthony Community Hospital has undertaken the necessary steps to protect our patients, visitors and workforce as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves. This includes suspending diabetes support groups and classes until further notice.**
The Road to Better Health
Due to the changing needs within our community, we opened the Center for Diabetes Education to provide specialized care to those living with diabetes and their family members. Our healthcare experts are specially trained to help you live better with diabetes through education.
The St. Anthony Community Hospital Center for Diabetes Education
Diabetes kills 180,000 Americans each year, dramatically increases the risk of heart attack, and is a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and amputations. If you have been diagnosed with Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes, The St. Anthony Community Hospital Center for Diabetes Education can help.
Staffed with Certified Diabetes Educators, Registered Dieticians and Registered Nurses, our team provides the information, support, training and encouragement necessary to help prevent diabetes complications. All programs and services are run under the advisement of board certified medical doctors and healthcare professionals.
An Advisory Committee, made up of physicians, ophthalmologists and podiatrists specializing in diabetic foot care, and other healthcare professionals from St. Anthony Community Hospital, oversees and monitors all programs and services offered by the Center for Diabetes Education. We utilize the latest advances in technology and treatment to provide the best possible care for people with diabetes.
The St. Anthony Community Hospital Center for Diabetes Education provides a full range of services for people who must manage living with diabetes. All programs and services are offered in a highly supportive environment utilizing a team approach to diabetes management for optimum results.
How Can the St. Anthony Community Hospital Center for Diabetes Education Help Me?
Along with knowledge about diabetes, you need ongoing support, advice and information individualized to your life. In partnership with you and your physician, the Center's wide variety of programs and services provide everything you need to manage your condition.
Diabetes Center Services
A wide range of patient and family services is available at the Center for Diabetes Education.
These include:
- Individual counseling, plan of care and educational services self-management education classes
- Nutrition counseling and meal planning
- Insulin administration and self-adjustment instruction
- Blood sugar monitoring training
- Continuous glucose monitoring
- Support groups for type 1 and type 2
Contact Information
SACH: 845.987.5168
Concierge Services: 866.596.8456
Health Matters
For Diabetes Awareness Month, Mark Brezina, Senior Director of Food & Nutrition, and Marisa Elliott, Clinical Lead Dietitian at St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, provided healthy eating tips and discussed how a nutritious diet can help prevent diabetes on WTBQ Radio’s Health Matters talk show.