Diabetes Services
Family Health Care Center is one of only 40 practices in the country to be chosen as part of the national “Go Diabetes” program designed to improve the health and outcomes of people with diabetes. All of our providers have been awarded the distinction of ‘Master Diabetes Clinicians’ and have achieved NCQA recognition for high quality diabetes care. Visit http://www.ncqa.org/ for more information.
Our level 2 lab does in office A1c testing, cholesterol, and urine kidney screenings that are important markers for detecting and managing diabetes.
Family Health Care Center is one of Statesboro’s largest practices treating both children and adults with diabetes. We are the only practice with Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) onsite at all times, being the only accredited diabetes education program in the area. Our diabetes educators assist patients and their families in learning to manage both the physical and physiological parts of dealing with diabetes.
Prompt, knowledgeable, sick care is especially important for diabetic patients. FHCC has an onsite x-ray and lab enabling us to treat serious infections, such as pneumonia, efficiently. We will always see our diabetic patients the same day for acute problems like the flu. Our physicians have admission privileges for East Georgia Medical Center and follow them upon discharge for more serious medical issues.
Patients with diabetes must take special care of their skin and Family Health Care Center’s providers understand the TLC needed to heal. We do laceration repairs, skin biopsies, mole and lesion removals, as well as complete foot assessments all in-office.
Family Health Care Center collaborates with local psychologists and counseling centers to support coping with their illness. We offer group visits for diabetic patients, those participating in these visits have found the peer support to be extremely helpful.
The providers at Family Health Care Center will teach you how to begin insulin, use diabetes meters as well as managing and beginning insulin pumps when needed. We offer both group, and individual self-management classes and insulin training. FHCC has various types of free glucose monitors onsite and will work with your insurance company to get your supplies quickly, at the most cost effective pricing.
DIABETES CLASSES
Award Winning diabetes education right here in Statesboro!
Family Health Care Center hosts these group diabetes education classes each month taught by Susan Riley DNP, FNP, CDE. Susan was awarded the 2011 National Innovation in Diabetes Award by the American Association of Diabetes Educators for her SMART board based Diabetes Self-Management Program.
The group sessions are certified by DEAP and follow national standards and consist of a series of three classes. The group DSME/T curriculum follows the American Association of Diabetes Educators AADE7™ Self-care behaviors and was guided by the Stages of Change.
The program is organized into a series of 3 two hour sessions that are designed to meet once a month for 3 months.
- Session one: focuses on understanding diabetes and healthy eating.
- Session two: discusses exercise and medications.
- Session three: reflects on coping and prevention of complications.
Monitoring and problem solving are interwoven into all three sessions. Patients can enroll at any time as the classes are offered on a revolving basis and do not have to be taken in order.
Please ask your provider to fill out the “Diabetes Services Order Form” provided below and call 912-489-4090 to sign up.