The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center is proud of the diabetes care we offer. From early on in your diagnosis of diabetes, to living with diabetes for years, we take into account what your needs are.

• Do you want to learn about carbohydrate counting to better control your blood sugars?
• What about a refresher on low fat cooking?
• How much should you be eating?
• Do you need a new glucometer?
• Or what about learning how to use the one you have?
• Are you wondering about how to care for your feet now that you have diabetes?
• What does the test hemoglobin A1C mean?

These and many other questions can be answered here at the Health Center by our dedicated staff of nurses, a dietitian, and by the two Certified Diabetes Educators who keep abreast of the many recent changes in diabetes care.

"Walk for Diabetes" sponsored by the Diabetes Association is scheduled for October 16, 2004 in New Bedford. Stay tuned to this spot for further information as it becomes available. To participate you can sign up online with the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org/walk.

Often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.

Some diabetes symptoms include:

• Frequent urination
• Excessive thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Unusual weight loss
• Increased fatigue
• Irritability
• Blurry vision

If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away. You can also take The American Diabetes Association's Online Diabetes Risk Test to find out if you are at risk for diabetes.

To learn more, visit the American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

• American Diabetes Association - main web site
• American Heart Association "The Heart of Diabetes" Campaign - Learn more about diabetes and how it can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke.
• Colorado HealthSite Diabetes Center - Diabetes definitions and resources.
• Joslin Diabetes Center - Comprehensive diabetes site form one of the largest diabetes care facilities in the nation.
• Kidney School - Kidney School will help you learn to take an active role in your healthcare decision making. Research suggests that kidney patients who become active partners in their care are more likely to live long and live well. Professional Education also available.
• MEDLINEplus Health Information - Comprehensive medical information site sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health.
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - A service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (government agency), site include a diabetes dictionary, information on clinical trials, treatments, complications and statistics.  Available in Spanish.
• New York Online Access to Health - Comprehensive compilation of diabetes resources.
• University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital - Diabetes tips for adults
• The Women's Health Site - A service of the Duke Academic Program in Women's Health.  Information for healthcare professionals.

Organizations

• American Association of Kidney Patients
• American Diabetes Association - main web site
• American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Program
• American Dietetic Association
• Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• The Charles Ray III Diabetes Association - Helps provide medical devices and supplies to those unable to afford the cost
• The Georgia Dietetic Association
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
• National Anemia Action Council
• National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators - Information on becoming a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator)
• National Federation of the Blind Diabetes Division
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Disease
• National Kidney Foundation
• Pueblo Community Diabetes Project - A community collaborative organized to improve diabetes care in Pueblo and the Southern Colorado region.
• Spanish Federation of Associations of Educators in Diabetes (F. E. A. E. D.)

Internet Publications

• Diabetes Forecast
• Diabetes Monitor
• Diabetes Self-Management

Greater New Bedford Community Health Center 874 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: 508-992-6553
Web Site: www.gnbchc.org



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