Diabetes

Diabetes is a complex and increasingly common condition. With early diagnosis and treatment, you can prevent or minimize complications. If not properly managed, however, it can have debilitating effects on your body, including your heart. Although there is no cure for the disease, there are many options for treating it, including new oral medications and continuous glucose monitoring. People with diabetes can live healthy, active lives through education, nutrition guidance and self-management.

Diabetes Education Center

At the Rush-Copley Diabetes Education Center, a highly trained healthcare team teaches patients how to cope and live with diabetes. Patients learn how to stay healthy and prevent complications by practicing better self-management. 

The Diabetes Education Center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association as a provider of high-quality education services, meeting the ten standards set by a national advisory board. The program offers outpatient services for children and adults with Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes.

The treatment program is an individualized care plan that includes diet, exercise and/or medication, and teaches patients how to administer insulin, use an insulin pump and read a glucometer. Comprehensive diabetes education consists of:

• Assessment
• Developing and implementing a plan of care specific to the standards set by the American Diabetes Association
• Goal setting
• Evaluation
• Nutrition Counseling

A referral from your physician is required to enter the program.  Referrals must be faxed to 630-898-3672 before an appointment can be scheduled. Most insurance plans, including Medicare, provide coverage for diabetes education.  To schedule an appointment, call 630-898-3649.