Diabetes is a disease in which a person has high blood glucose, either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin. Diabetes can cause health complications leading to infections, foot ulcers, amputations, kidney failure, blindness, heart disease and stroke.
Aultman Orrville’s Diabetes Self-Management Education is a comprehensive program within the MEDS clinic that provides participants with the knowledge to manage diabetes and make appropriate lifestyle changes. Participants will complete an initial visit, along with other follow ups for additional diabetes education. The educational sessions are approximately one hour or less. Training is one-on-one and includes a focus on training participants to maintain blood sugar control, which can prevent or delay complications of diabetes.
Training Topics Covered in Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetes overview and treatment
- Nutrition training
- Meal planning
- Benefits of self-monitoring glucose
- Methods for evaluating glucose
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Acute and chronic complications
- Behavior changes for successful diabetes self-management
- Value of support systems
- Insurance Coverage for Diabetes Self-Management
Insurance Coverage for Diabetes Self-Management
With a physician’s referral, Medicare and most insurance providers cover portions of initial and follow-up diabetes self-management training and medical nutrition therapy.
The MEDS clinic always encourages all patients to call their insurance to verify coverage.
How do I Register for Diabetes Self-Management?
If you have a physician referral, individual appointments can be scheduled by calling the AOH MEDS clinic at 330-684-4781. If a referral is placed electronically directly to the dietitian from the provider, the MEDS clinic will call you directly to set up an appointment.
Aultman Orrville Hospital additionally provides a Diabetes Support Group each month ran by the registered dietitian and a pharmacist. Check out the Diabetes Information and Support Group page for more information.