{"id":24853,"date":"2019-12-16T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24853"},"modified":"2023-12-27T16:34:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T00:34:21","slug":"referred-for-diabetes-services-be-brave-take-the-next-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/referred-for-diabetes-services-be-brave-take-the-next-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Referred for Diabetes Services? Be Brave, Take the Next Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Referred for Diabetes Services? Be Brave, Take the Next Step<\/h1>\t\t<time>December 16, 2019<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_0c3bcaff4d5e9ac86b35426c84cfdcc4\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>If your primary care provider gave you the name of a diabetes educator or sent a referral to diabetes education, make the call! You\u2019ll be one step closer to successfully managing your diabetes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes and you haven\u2019t received a referral yet, don\u2019t miss out. Ask your primary care provider for a referral. Managing diabetes is a team effort and the <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/diabetes\/our-providers\/\">educators<\/a> at each Samaritan hospital are there to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-in-it-for-me\">What\u2019s In It for Me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Specialty care<\/strong>. Did you know diabetes educators are specialists in diabetes care?&nbsp; They are dietitians and nurses with specific training for patients with diabetes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medication evaluation and management<\/strong>. We ensure you have the right medications working for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monitoring tips<\/strong>. Learn how to use blood glucose meters and apps that can help you better manage your diabetes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nutrition plans.&nbsp;<\/strong>We can help you develop a plan specific to your needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supportive environment.<\/strong> Your team can offer support with coping with stress and problems related to diabetes care. Tools to help solve any barriers you might be facing.&nbsp; We also provide words of encouragement and praise with each of your successes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resources<\/strong>. We can provide resources from reading lists to tools to help you track your progress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Classes,<\/strong> classes and more classes. We offer a variety of learning opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Take advantage of our services if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes. We care!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-topics-to-cover-with-your-team\">Topics to Cover with Your Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an appointment scheduled with your local diabetes education team, bring your blood glucose meter and any questions you have. Here are a few topics that usually come up, but please feel free to add other questions to this list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;How to test your blood sugar and what the numbers mean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;How to take medication to get the best results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Meal planning and what foods to eat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Recognizing and managing neuropathy, which shows up as numbness, tingling or pain in your extremities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Recognizing foot issues early and taking care of your feet.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Anything else that\u2019s important to you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/diabetes\/\"><em>Find<\/em><\/a><em> a Samaritan diabetes education team near you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AfterYourReferral309CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman looking and smiling at another person\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AfterYourReferral309CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AfterYourReferral309CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AfterYourReferral309CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been referred for diabetes education services, make an appointment today and get expert help with your condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":14656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"12\/16\/2019","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[293],"news-types":[270],"services":[233],"specialty":[92],"class_list":["post-24853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-wellness","news-types-feature-article","services-diabetes","specialty-diabetes-educator"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24853"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=24853"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=24853"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=24853"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=24853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}