Its Patient Support Group W e now have a Patient Support Group, which meets in the reception area of our office on the last Thursday of each month. The Group is headed by Dr. Albert Eaton, Ph.D., psychologist at Columbus Regional Medical Center. Present are only Dr. Eaton and one of our receptionists. The emphasis is on patient coping in managing chronic metabolic conditions, as diabetes. It is truly an interactive group in which patients can discuss issues of feeling and problems of dealing with the issues of diabetes and other conditions.
Lectures occur only at the desire of the group, and the group decides on the subject.
A person does not have to be one of our patients to attend. We will open our newest location in LaGrange, GA at the Coleman Center, a multi-disciplinary center for diabetes and endocrinology on Wednesday afternoon, May 30. Patients may call our Columbus office for appointments or further information. In the very near future, scheduling functions for our LaGrange location will be handled by the Coleman Center itself. A study called the Diabetes Prevention Trial 1 was reported at this meeting.