Duke’s team of professionals offers education and support in managing diabetes, as well as the latest insulin-delivery devices and medical therapies.

Your physicians and other caregivers at Duke will work together to examines all the variables of your situation to develop a practical, realistic care plan to help you fit diabetes management into your everyday life.

Lifestyle Adjustments

For patients with diabetes, improving glucose control is essential to maintain health and minimize complications such as blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage, and heart disease.

Eating a balanced diet and controlling portions are also very important.

The Adult Diabetes Education Program team, composed of the dietitian, certified diabetes educators (CDEs), and clinical nurse specialist, provides ongoing support to patients through diabetes and nutrition education; critical self-care skills such as insulin admintistration, carbohydrate counting, and management of acute and chronic complications; and insulin pump and glucose sensor therapy and management.

Team members also are committed to community outreach by offering a monthly diabetes support group, providing speakers for lay and professional provider diabetes programs, and helping co-direct and plan community or regional diabetes programs.

This team provides complete, compassionate ongoing support, with patients often faxing in blood sugar test results or calling to talk about management issues.

Duke’s community clinics also offer monthly Diabetes Group Visits, which include classes in diet, exercise, and other aspects of managing diabetes as well as a support group of other patients.

Medications

Insulin injected under the skin (subcutaneously) is the backbone of treatment for many patients. Duke offers pens, pumps, and other state-of-the-art insulin delivery devices, including a meter that checks blood glucose levels and then relays that directly into an insulin pump.

We also offer the newest medical therapies to improve insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity. Oral drugs such as metformin can help the body use its own insulin more efficiently.

A number of clinical trials are conducted at Duke, and patients may benefit from participating in these by receiving the latest medications before they become widely available.

Appointments

To make an appointment, call 1-888-ASK-DUKE. Physicians can make referrals by calling 1-800-MED-DUKE.

Adult Diabetes Educators

• Nicollerat, Janet A., RN, MSN, CDE
• Pennington, Laura, BSN, RN, MTS
• Totten, Susan, RD, LDN

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Bethel, Mary Angelyn
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Brown, Ann J.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Burch, Warner M.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Feinglos, Mark N.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Green, Jennifer B.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Jelesoff, Nicole E.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• McNeill, Diana B.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Setji, Tracy L.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• Spratt, Susan E.
  • Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Endocrinology
  Duke Clinic 2F/2G, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710