Diabetes Education Clinic

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called as blood sugar, is too high. It can lead to health problems related to your eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart and is linked to some type of cancer.

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.

A Diabetes Education Clinic is available in half-hour sessions at the General Practice Clinic at Smith Road Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 6pm.

Persons are empowered to manage diabetes through lifestyle modification (diet and exercise), medication adherence, prevention of complications, and blood glucose monitoring.

To make appointments, please call:

• 949-8600 Option 1, or
• 244-7529 or 244-7530

District Diabetes Education Sessions are held monthly at all district clinics during the fourth week from 10am -12pm. The schedule is as follows:

• West Bay Health Centre: 4th Monday of each month
• Bodden Town Health Centre: 4th Wednesday of each month
• East End Health Centre: 4th Thursday of each month
• North Side Health Centre: 4th Friday of each month

Type 1 (Juvenile-onset)
Previously called in-insulin dependent is characterised by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin.

Type 2 (Adult-onset)
Formerly known as Non-insulin dependent results from the body's
ineffective use of insulin. This type is the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity.

• Increased thirst
• Constant hunger
• Weight loss
• Fatigue
• Vision changes
• Need to urinate often

• Maintain a healthy body weight
• Be physically active
• Avoid tobacco use
• Eat plenty of fiber
• Cut back refined carbs
• Minimise sedentary lifesyle