Diabetes

Diabetes and its related conditions are one of the biggest health challenges in our society. It is estimated that about 115 million Americans, or one-third of the population, has diabetes or prediabetes—many without knowing it. The number of people with diabetes is expected to grow, especially with increased rates of obesity across the country. People with diabetes are at higher risk of serious health complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputation and blindness.

Lourdes approaches this public health issue with the all the energy and dedication that a health system can focus on a problem as prevalent and current as this. With its expansive accomplishments and repute in both cardiovascular services and in community medical care, Lourdes works everyday on the very front lines of combatting the effects of diabetes-related conditions.

Against this epidemic, Lourdes applies the largest system of cardiac services in South Jersey, as well as an active Diabetes Education Program and a host of other respected primary and specialty services. In addition, its endocrinologists provide comprehensive clinical services for both this field and other conditions related to the hormonal system.

See these core resources at Lourdes:

• Diabetes Education Program
  Knowledge is power in combating diabetes. Patients who have diabetes have to manage their own daily care, but dealing with this complex disease can seem overwhelming at times – for anyone. Though healthcare providers can set up the treatment plan, the patient must carry it out, making important decisions about diet, exercise, and medication, including insulin. Offered in three locations, Lourdes’ Diabetes Education Program helps patient learn to confidently handle this self-care and its related concerns.
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• Daily Management
  Lourdes Health System believes that education is the best weapon in controlling diabetes. Its experienced physicians, nurses and other staff members–and its Diabetes Education Program–can help patients address the day-to-day challenges of caring for diabetes.
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• Common Challenges
  Lourdes Health System offers a diabetes-education program, open to all. Participating in the program can be extremely helpful for patients, and Lourdes urges individuals who have diabetes to enroll. This effective, well-designed series looks at managing diabetes and seeks to simplify and explain this widespread health challenge.
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  See Lourdes’ physician newsletter on diabetes care.

  Health Problems
  Lourdes provides a full range of top specialty services to address these problems–evaluating and treating these important conditions. With their leading-edge knowledge, Lourdes specialists in a number of areas can offer, and update patients on, the most advanced approaches to controlling the disease, as well as on the latest developments and promising new treatments (including research on the pancreas, on vascular diseases, on hormones, and on nutritional findings that can affect diabetes care.
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Learn more about diabetes care provided through Lourdes endocrinology services.

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