To reach St. Anthony Clinic, please call 712-794-5250. Our regular phone line is currently down, and we hope to have it restored soon. Thank you for your understanding.
Our diabetes team works with patients to make informed decisions every day about their diabetes care.
On a visit to our clinic, you will meet the diabetes team including a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Advanced Nurse Practitioner. We offer a complete program in which you will learn everything you need to know about diabetes, pre-diabetes or gestational diabetes. You learn about using a meter, blood sugar testing, and medications. The dietitians will also help you develop a meal plan to fit your lifestyle. We also offer advanced therapies including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. You are encouraged to bring a support person along such as your husband, wife, significant other, or a friend.
The staff at the Chronic Care Center is here to help you treat your diabetes, take charge, and manage it.
Please call 712-794-5901 or email the Chronic Care Center. We will help you get a referral from your medical provider OR you can contact your medical provider and ask for a referral to St. Anthony Diabetes Services. We will work collaboratively with your medical provider throughout the program.
Understanding diabetes is the first step toward managing it. So what do you need to know? First, you need to know what diabetes is and how it affects your body. And you’ll need to know what kind of diabetes you have. Next you have to know how to maintain your health, treat your diabetes, know when your treatment is successful and what to do when it’s not.
To survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump. Many people with type 2 diabetes can control their blood glucose by following a healthy meal plan and exercise program, losing excess weight, and taking oral medication. Many people with diabetes also need to take medications to control their cholesterol and blood pressure.Treatment plans are individualized to meet your needs!
Call to set up your appointment today at 712-794-5901.
Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications.
It may come on suddenly or you may develop diabetes over a long period of time. Some people with Type 2 diabetes have mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all.
Symptoms include:
Complications usually develop when someone has had diabetes for many years.
Good control can delay or prevent many complications. Diabetes can affect the nerves (neuropathy), cause sexual problems, affect the feet, eyes, heart, blood vessels, and kidneys.
If you’ve already been diagnosed with diabetes, it is important to always keep up to date with the changing treatment options, what’s new and what new studies are revealing. New medications are being introduced right now, so it is important to keep learning as much as you can.
Call 712-794-5549. We will get a referral from your personal physician OR you can contact your family physician and ask for a referral to the Diabetes Center. We work with your family physician throughout the program.
Medicare, Medicaid, and most private pay health insurance policies will cover services offered at the Diabetes Center. For help finding out what is covered by your plan, call the Diabetes Center staff at 712-794-5549.
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