Diabetes Education Program - Central Okanagan
Caregiver Support, Condition Specific Support, Pregnancy Care, and Public Health
Provided by Interior Health
Services are offered in a team approach, which puts you and your family at the centre of your care. Nurses, dietitians and physicians with specific training and expertise in the area of diabetes management will work with you, your family/support partners, family physician and members of your broader healthcare team to support your ongoing and changing medical and self-management diabetes care needs. Services may include helping patients:
- Learn more about diabetes
- Manage their insulin
- Be successful with diabetes-related goals and action plans
- Manage their vascular risk factors
- Manage and assist with self management of diabetes technology including pump therapy and CGM.
Patients are encouraged to see their FP regularly for ongoing diabetes care and management.
Referral: - Referrals must have a diagnosis of diabetes.
- Please specify on referral sheet if you would like to have Medical Advisor or Nurse Practitioner review medication management.
- New diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes are generally put into classes unless they are not suitable.
Pediatric, and pump information education is unavailable at the Kelowna May Bennett Wellness Centre, and the West Kelowna Health Unit.
250-980-1405 (Kelowna)
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Community Health & Services Centre - 505 Doyle Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 0C5
Wheelchair accessible.
250-980-1400 (West Kelowna)
May Bennett Wellness Centre - 135 Davie Road, West Kelowna, British Columbia, V1X 1Y8
250-980-1400 (West Kelowna)
West Kelowna Health Unit - #160, 2300 Carrington Road, West Kelowna, British Columbia, V4T 2N6
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
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Availability
Service area: Kelowna, West Kelowna
Service Types Provided
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided in a group in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.