The only accredited diabetes education program in private practice in the SF South Bay Area

OUR MISSION

To help persons with diabetes manage their condition through health awareness & education

To delay the onset of diabetes for at-risk individuals and improve their quality of life

WHO WE ARE

An experienced team of Certified Diabetes Educators, Nurses, and Dietitians running a nationally-accredited program for Diabetes Self-Management Education.  We are the only accredited program in San Jose other than the county hospital’s.

Our patients come to us from throughout the South Bay area and from as far away as Gilroy and Hollister, because their doctors have to come to know us as the premier provider of Diabetes Education services.  We deliver superior outcomes.

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Medicare recipients rely on us for a valuable resource.  Only an accredited program such as ours is permitted to provide them the full 13-hour diabetes education benefit.   Other practice groups can only provide 3 hours.

We work with most insurance plans, including PMG, SCCIPA, and major PPO’s.

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DSME class series

A multi-disciplinary approach is the foundation of all accredited DSME programs.  Our Nurse Certified Diabetes Educators and Dietitian CDEs are trained experts who deliver specific instruction in the 7 identified AADE Self-Care Behaviors;

· Diabetes nutrition

· Carb counting

· Diabetes monitoring

· Medications and complications

· Exercise

· Problem solving & Reducing risks

· Healthy coping

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Practical Nutrition, Cooking & Carb Counting

Workshops to help our patients connect the dots between their doctor’s advice, their diabetes education, and their everyday lives.   Topics include:

· Meal planning

· Food substitution

· Recipe facelift

· Smart snacking

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2211 Moorpark Ave,  Suite 218    (across the street from Valley Med Center)

San Jose, CA 95128

OUR TEAM

Emily Leo, RN, BSN, CDE 

Cecilia Lam, BSc Hons

Kathleen Webster, MS, RD, CDE

Desiree Mehrabian, RN, CDE

Ruth Mitchell, RN, CDE

Taisiya Kupriyanova, RD

Kimberly Whelan, RD

 

Our Office:

One of our educators is a Type 2 diabetic herself who has experienced first-hand the lifestyle changes necessary for long-term management and a good quality of life.