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Diabetes Education

617.638.7470

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Our program is designed to help patients -- and their primary care provider -- understand their conditions related to diabetes through education, medication, monitoring, nutrition and exercise recommendations. These behaviors can be hard to start, but research has shown that even small changes can lead to helpful improvements. Our team offers comprehensive diabetes care in including nutrition, podiatry, ophthalmology, cardiology, and dental services.

The education program aims to enhance diabetes self-care knowledge and skills, support behavioral change, promote general health, and reduce the risk of complications associated with diabetes. This can include individual visits with endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists and dietitians. Patients can also find support by participating in the Conversation Maps program. Patients may just be seen in the group, individually, or in both settings.

Get involved in the Conversation Maps for Diabetes Education to learn more about diabetes and how to manage it. Courses are often paired with a cooking demonstration and tasting.

Boston Medical Center offers individual as well as group classes for diabetes. Our diabetes education classes are a 3 class series. Classes begin every 2 weeks on Thursdays, see upcoming class schedule.

November Diabetes Month Calendar:

calendar

Download Our Diabetes Month Calendar

Help with November 3rd and 8th: Guided meditation/ breathing:

Grounding Exercise for Racing Minds: Calming Meditation with Dora Kamau (youtube.com)

Headspace | Mini Meditation | Let Go of Stress (youtube.com)

Guidance on November 5th: Wall push ups:

BEST Wall Push Ups for Seniors & Beginners (youtube.com)

List for November 7th: Sources of protein:

Best Protein Choices for Diabetes |ADA

Help on November 9th: Find a blood pressure kiosk

Blood Pressure Kiosk Locations | PharmaSmart (pharma-smart.com)

Guide for November 13th Whole grains:

Get to Know Grains: Why You Need Them, and What to Look For | American Heart Association

November 19th: Be Smart with Sharps

Upcoming class schedule for 2024:

2024 DSME/T (diabetes self-management education and training) group class dates every two weeks. 
Call the Endocrinology department at 617-638-7470, and ask for Cassie for the time, date, and location of the class.

  • 01/04/24 Class #1
  • 01/18/24 Class #2 
  • 02/01/24 Class #3
  • 02/15/24 Class #1
  • 02/29/24 Class #2
  • 03/14/24 Class #3
  • 03/28/24 Class #1
  • 04/11/24 Class #2
  • 04/25/24 Class #3
  • 05/09/24 Class #1
  • 05/23/24 Class #2
  • 06/06/24 Class #3
  • 06/20/24 Class #1
  • 07/11/24 Class #2
  • 07/25/24 Class #3
  • 08/08/24 Class #1
  • 08/22/24 Class #2
  • 09/05/24 Class #3
  • 09/19/24 Class #1
  • 10/03/24 Class #2
  • 10/17/24 Class #3
  • 11/07/24 Class #1
  • 11/21/24 Class #2
  • 12/05/24 Class #3 

Diabetes Education Team 

Diabetes education team
From left to right: Kyle Bertram PharmD-CDCES, Katelyn O'Brien PharmD-CDCES, Corrine Aia RD-CDCES, Mara Garwood RD-CDCES, Sheicia Paul RN-CDCES, Elizabeth Brouillard RD-CDCES.

For Providers:

In order to place a referral for Diabetes Education in EPIC go to orders and select DSME, choose group or individual if appropriate.