Diabetes Community Center at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago teaches self-care techniques such as nutritional management, exercise, lifestyle improvements and blood glucose monitoring. Specialized diabetes training and management of intensive and innovative diabetes technologies including insulin pumps are also provided. The self-care techniques offered through the Diabetes Self-Management Training Program recently achieved recertification by the American Diabetes Association.
The outpatient Diabetes Community Center provides care for people facing Types 1 and 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, preconception care/management during pregnancy and gestational diabetes. Offering services in both English and Spanish, the Diabetes Community Center is capable of reaching a wide population in managing the disease.
For more information, call the Diabetes Community Center at 773.989.2292.
