Outpatient Services

Diabetes Center Outpatient Services

Working with your doctor, our team creates a care plan just for you that includes a wide range of options.

• Diabetes Education Classes and Counseling
• Blood Glucose Monitoring
• Insulin Self-Management Skills
• Oral Medications Self-Management Skills
• Counseling for Gestational Diabetes (Pregnancy)
• Insulin Pump Training
• Nutrition Counseling, Meal Planning and Exercise Planning
• Support for You and Your Family
• Exercise Counseling
• Stress Management

The Diabetes Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital offers an Insulin Pump Program that offers advanced pump training as well as continuous education on pump upgrades.  Staff members are each certified for training all insulin pumps on the market.

The Diabetes Center has helped thousands of area patients improve their quality of life by efficiently managing their diabetes with the insulin pump.  In addition to pump therapy, we offer training in the most advanced diabetes technology including continuous glucose monitoring systems.

Diabetes-Related Services

Our experienced staff understands your special needs. They will work with your doctor and nurses in the hospital to give you the highest quality care for your diabetes and other conditions.  This includes managing your blood sugars, providing for your nutritional needs and teaching you basic skills to manage your diabetes once you leave the hospital.

Nutritional counseling for Diabetes-related illnesses include:

• Hypoglycemia
• Impaired Glucose Tolerance
• Insulin-resistance
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Disease