Great River Health’s Diabetes Education program helps you build the skills and confidence to manage type 1 or type 2 diabetes and live a full, flexible life. Referred by a Great River Health provider, participants can attend group classes or meet one-on-one with a diabetes educator and dietitian. This certified program is covered by most insurance plans.
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists recommends diabetes education at the time of diagnosis, annually or when struggling to meet your care goals, when new complicating factors arise such as changes in physical and emotional health or basic survival needs, during significant life transitions and access to care.
Our program is designed to help you live a full and flexible life while managing diabetes. Find the right resources for you and your needs:
- Individual Classes: Content-specific education sessions to meet individual patient needs.
- Group Classes: Offered monthly at Henry County Health Center for you and a family member, taught by a variety of medical professionals including physicians, registered nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, and podiatrists.
- Pre-Diabetes Classes: Prevention and lifestyle changes.
- Gestational Diabetes Classes: Individual sessions on managing diabetes during pregnancy.
- Insulin Instruction: Individual session to learn how to properly administer insulin.
- Medical Nutrition Therapy: One-on-one dietary counseling with a registered dietitian.
- Hypoglycemia Management: Preventing and treating low blood sugar.
- Follow-up Classes: A two-hour class is offered monthly to review diabetes basics.
- Annual Reviews: Education and skill updates for patients who have completed the program.
- Support Group: Free sessions offered for patients and their family members to help cope with the diagnosis of diabetes.
- Coffee Club: a free social hour at Henry County Health Center discussing diabetes and health topics that concern you. Call 319.385.6518 to learn more.
- Clinical services such as 72-hour professional continuous glucose monitoring and Insulin pump management and initiation