Endocrinologist
- Works closely with health care team to create management plan
- Provides necessary prescriptions, orders blood work / lab tests
- Monitors for diabetes-related complications
Nurse practitioner
- Provides counseling, education, treatment and guidance
- Helps to maintain good health and prevent complications
- Diagnoses illness, manage chronic diseases
- Orders and interpret tests and procedures
Registered nurse
- Assesses your needs and helps develop your personal goals
- Provides personalized diabetes education and counseling
- Helps you understand test results and safe diabetes targets
- Communicates management plan and results to your team
Social worker
- Connects you with programs, financial support, community activities, housing, transportation, meals on wheels
- Helps you and your family cope with illness and stress
- Provides counseling and guidance through transition
Chiropodist
- Provides you diabetic foot and lower leg care, wound care
- Diagnoses, treats and helps to prevent food complications
- Provides risk assessments and identifies complications
- Educates you on diabetic foot conditions and preventative care
Pharmacist
- Provides medication education and assessments to identify, prevent and resolve potential drug-related problems
- Offers information about over-the-counter medications
- Provides medication education and assessments to identify, prevent and resolve potential drug-related problems
- Offers information about over-the-counter medications
- Works with you and your team to identify and address concerns