Diabetes
Self Care Management Center
 Facts
about Diabetes
• Characterized by high blood sugar
levels caused by defects in insulin secretion,
action or both.
• Symptoms include excessive thirst,
increased urination, non-healing wounds,
and weight change.
• It is the leading cause of blindness,
kidney failure, and amputations.
• Over 550,000 people in North
Carolina have diabetes.
• North Carolina exceeds the national average for prevalence
of Diabetes.
• Two landmark studies prove that
keeping blood sugars near normal minimizes
chances of complications
such as kidney failure, blindness,
poor
circulation, heart and nerve
damage.
The Self-Management Concept
High Point Regional Health System is dedicated to providing
quality and comprehensive diabetes health care to High Point,
Greensboro and, Winston-Salem.
Diabetes self-management is the process of providing knowledge
and skills to assist with day to day living. If changes in
emotional or physical status occur, needs can be met.
The American Diabetes Association established National Standards
with specific educational criteria. These are the criteria
the Diabetes Self Care Management Center educators provide
the participants.
Participants in a self-management program have been found
to have less emergency room visits, hospitalizations and medication
costs.
Reference:
ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations 2005
Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, Division of Public
Health; Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh,
N.C.
Street Address:
319 Westwood Avenue, High Point, NC 27262
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box HP-5, High Point, NC 27261
Telephone Number:
336-878-6902
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