Chatham-Kent Health Alliance - Diabetes Education Centre - Mental Health Diabetes Outreach Clinic

Procédé et formulaires

Medical referral and self-referrals accepted

Admissibilité / population desservie

Adults with mental illness with prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Frais

None

Contacts

Alissa Howe-Poisson
519-352-6400 ext 6483 * ahowe-poisson@ckha.on.ca
Kimberly Smith - Clinical Manager
5193526400 ext. 6405 * ksmith@ckha.on.ca

Langues

English

Zone(s) desservie(s)

Chatham-Kent and Lambton County

Accessibilité

Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Description des services:

Supports for people living with prediabetes or diabetes * one-one-one or group consultation on monitoring blood sugar levels, medications, healthy eating, exercise, and other lifestyle choices * registered nurse, dietitian

Additional services:

insulin starts
insulin pump program
gestational diabetes(IGT)

Mental Health Diabetes Outreach Clinic - Nutritional counselling for people living with diabetes from a registered dietitian and mental health nurse practitioner * offers group educational sessions serving people with mental illness by offering social support and education (Chatham-Kent Mental Health Network Building * last Monday of the month)