It is the sixth leading cause of death by disease. Our Diabetes Care Program Back to Top Our Diabetes Care Program is customized to the individual s specific needs. It is designed to help the person with diabetes feel better and live longer. We work with the physicians and other health care professionals to help ensure those Program participants receive and know how to do everything necessary to achieve near normal blood glucose levels. Systematic individualized diabetes education that is provided over an extended time period.
Education covers use of a blood glucose monitoring system.
Medication therapy evaluation of diabetes and other chronic health problems. Therapeutic monitoring to determine the extent to which goals of diabetes care are being achieved. The pancreas makes little or no insulin Glucose cannot enter the body s cells to serve as a source of energy Insulin injections must be used daily to keep blood glucose levels down and sustain life. In type II diabetes - The pancreas doesn t make enough insulin, or the body cannot use insulin that it makes Blood glucose levels rise. This type diabetes is treated with medicines or insulin injections.