Diabetes care at Excela Health seeks to raise awareness about the disease while tending to an individual’s care and medical needs.  Through a team approach, we work with you and your primary care physician to develop strategies to help you control your diabetes and lead a full life.  We also focus on education so that you know all the facts about your condition.  Services are offered in both inpatient and outpatient settings. 

Our care includes:

Patient education rooms for wellness, diet and exercise counseling

Personalized diabetes education to learn about:

 - Blood glucose control
 - Treatment of hypoglycemia (low) and hyperglycemia (high)
 - Pre-diabetes counseling
 - Gestational diabetes
 - Diabetes complications
 - What is diabetes

Nutrition Counseling

 - Basic nutrition
 - Portion control
 - Reading nutrition labels
 - Using spices and seasonings
 - Carbohydrate counting
 - Weight management

Lifestyle and Exercise Coaching

 - Dealing with stress
 - Foot care
 - Diabetic neuropathy
 -T raveling with diabetes
 - Holiday tips

We also offer group classes, pre-diabetes classes, a diabetes support group, individual counseling, endocrinology services, and an insulin pump program.