The Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) provides assessment, therapeutic and self-management education for adults with Type 1, Type 2, Gestational Diabetes, and Prediabetes.
The DEC strives to help adults:
- Improve their knowledge about the cause, progression and treatment of diabetes.
- Understand how to use medications correctly.
- Learn strategies for coping with and self-managing their diabetes.
Each program consists of three components:
- assessment
- education
- follow-up.
Participants with diabetes learn how to prevent long-term complications of their disease.
Following a two-hour assessment by a Diabetes Nurse Educator and a Registered Dietitian, participants attend education sessions to assist with diabetes self management. Topics include, exercise, nutrition, meal planning, medications, smoking cessations, and foot care. 30- to 45-minute follow-up appointments provide information and opportunities to ask questions.
Locations
Southlake offers diabetes education programs in the following convenient locations:
Newmarket (Main Site)
465 Davis Drive, Suite 213
Newmarket, ON
L3Y 2P1
Tel: 905-895-4521 ext. 5600
Fax: 905-853-3180
Southlake Family Health Team
581 Davis Drive, Suite 201
Newmarket, ON
L3Y 2P6
Welcome Centre Immigrant Services
16655 Yonge Street, Unit 26
Newmarket, ON
L3X 1V6
Alliston
Stevenson Memorial Hospital
200 Fletcher Crescent
Tel: 705-435-337, ext.128
Keswick
Woodbine Medical Centre
Building B, Unit 9
76 Arlington Drive,
Keswick, ON
L4P 0A9
Georgina Family Medical Center
201/417 The Queensway South
Keswick, ON
L4P 2C7
Sutton
Georgina Library, Peter Gzowski Branch
5279 Black River Road
Sutton, ON
Georgina Medical Clinic
21071 Dalton Road
Jacksons Point, ON
L0E 1L0
Tottenham
Tottenham Medical Centre,
119 Queen Street N.
Tottenham, ON
L0G 1W0
Bradford
CHATS - 448 Holland Street, Unit 8
Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4
Referrals & Appointments
A physician referral with recent blood work results is required for client assessment at the DEC. A medication list and brief medical history is appreciated.
For more information or to book an appointment, please contact:
Bookings: 905-895-4521 ext. 5600
Fax: 905-853-3180