Diabetes Program at BMH

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital offers a Diabetes Education and Counseling Services Program to give you the support you need to gain control over your condition. Our team of health experts consists of a certified diabetic educator, registered dietitians, and a physician who serves as a medical consultant, all of whom work with your physician to develop an individualized plan: one which you can live with and one that fits your lifestyle. BMH also has an endocrinologist on staff, available for consultation. (Click here for more information on endocrinologist Margaret Ferry, MD.)

All of the educational sessions in the BMH Diabetes Program are based on the standard of care set by the American Diabetes Association. Our educational sessions may include the following information:

• general information on diabetes
• coping with a chronic condition
• complications of diabetes and how to avoid them
• nutrition and meal planning
• exercise guidelines
• blood glucose monitoring techniques
• use of medications: insulin and oral drugs
• healthy travel
• managing sick days
• weight control
• handling hypoglycemia

Instructions may be given individually or in small groups. Physician referral is required for individual sessions. In addition, we encourage all our patients to invite their families and/or significant others to join them for the educational sessions.

LIFELONG LEARNING

You can always learn something new about diabetes management, and also about developments in treatments and research. The BMH Diabetes Program staff remains available to you after you have completed your initial class or individual instruction – whether you want to keep in touch by telephone or schedule periodic follow-up visits.

For information about our next Diabetes Education Class, or if you have additional questions, please contact us at 802-251-8429 or e-mail us at hsmith@bmhvt.org. To schedule an individual appointment at the Diabetes Clinic, call 802-257-3145 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For information about the certified diabetes educator, click here.