The Diabetes Self Care Management Center at High Point Regional Hospital

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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: 601 North Elm Street, High Point, NC 27262
Mailing Address: P.O. Box HP-5, High Point, NC 27261
Telephone Number: (336) 878-6902