Diabetes Management

At wellLIFE:  A Diabetes Clinic and Educational Resource Center, our clients receive one-on-one consultations with a nurse practitioner.  Our Nurse Practitioners coordinate care between wellLIFE and the client’s primary care physician, diagnose and treat pre-diabetes and diabetes, order laboratory work and the appropriate medications, teach diabetes educational classes and provide follow-up care.

At wellLIFE, our Nurse Practitioners are trained with the knowledge and tools to be proactive and to align you on the path to well-being.  Below, please find an in-depth look at what nurse practitioners offer to their clients.

• One-on-one diabetes counseling
  Our nurse practitioners coordinate care along with the primary care physician, discuss prevention and management of diabetes and develop an individualized plan of care.

• Medically monitored weight loss program
  A 90 day program which focuses on weight loss/weight management.  Each participate is monitored on a weekly and monthly basis.  The program consists of weekly weigh ins, monthly classes, food diaries, journaling, psychological counseling and walk/fit classes.

• Insulin pump therapy
  wellLIFE is an insulin pump training center for patients and families to learn more about the insulin pump and how it aids in effectively managing their diabetes.

• Exercise
  wellLIFE provides outside fitness with a personal trainer (when weather permits) and walk/fit classes by a certified trainer in walk/fit for people of all ages.

• Support Groups
  wellLIFE is an advocate of support groups for individuals and for families.

• Nutrition
  wellLIFE assists individuals to develop appropriate meal plans and teach how to shop and cook for the effective management of weight loss and diabetes care.  In addition, wellLIFE provides community supported agriculture (CSA) from local farmers to the community 20 weeks out of the year.

• Laboratory
  Our state of the art diabetes laboratory allows us to perform lab work onsite.

At wellLIFE: A Diabetes Clinic and Educational Resource Center, our nurse practitioners bring diabetes to LIFE:  Learn, Identify, Fight and be Empowered!