November is American Diabetes Month.
Read a press release. The Diabetes and Nutrition Care Center provides nutritional counseling for a wide variety of medical conditions and diabetes education in individual or group settings.
Registered dietitians and registered nurses with special training in diabetes education staff the center, which is located at Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, 04841.
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Program Team Members:
Registered Dieticians: Marcia Kyle and Eileen Molloy.
Registered Nurses: Brenda Berry and Donna Dugal.
From left, Marcia Kyle, Brenda Berry, Donna Dugal and Eileen Molloy.
Diabetes Education helps people with diabetes who
Are newly diagnosed
Need an update or review
Want answers to their questions
Marcy Kyle's nutrition columns appear in the Camden Herald and at Knox.VillageSoup.com. Read the latest.
You will learn...
How to control diabetes
What you should eat
The how, when & why of blood sugar monitoring
Which exercuse is right for you
How to precent diabetes complications
How to manage blood sugar during illness
About the effects of emotions on diabetes
How to enhance your quality of life
About how diabetes medications work in your body
How to take insulin if needed
Insulin management
Insulin pump education and support
Registered dieticians meet with you to assess your diet and create a plan for your nutritional health. You can learn about weight control, pregnancy, childhood nutrition, safe supplement use, food allergies, digestive problems, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, eating disorders, cancer prevention, nutrition during and after cancer treatment and other nutrition-related problems.
Diabetes education is covered under most insurance plans; some also reuimburse for other nutritional counseling. Check with your insurer about your policy. If you do not have insurance, please call 596-8267 to apply for financial assistance.
Updated: 11/20/08