Diabetes Education Program - Kootenay Boundary
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.
Staffed by CDE Diabetes Educator RDs and RNs. Offer diabetes education, lifestyle coaching, and self management to individuals (and their families as indicated) who live with diabetes or Pre-diabetes in group or individual format:
Patients are encouraged to see their Family Physician regularly for ongoing diabetes care and management.
In person care is available in Trail, Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks. Services in Grand Forks and Castlegar may be limited. Remote and virtual care is available.
250-364-6219 (Castlegar) ext. 46292
Public email: TrailDEC@interiorhealth.ca
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Castlegar & District Community Health Centre - 709 - 10th Street, Castlegar, British Columbia, V1N 2H7
Wheelchair accessible.
250-364-6219 (Grand Forks) ext. 46292
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Boundary Hospital - 7649 - 22nd Street, Grand Forks, British Columbia, V0G 1H2
Wheelchair accessible.
250-352-3111 (Nelson) ext. 42322
Public email: NelsonDiabetes@interiorhealth.ca
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Kootenay Lake Hospital - 3 View Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 2V1
Wheelchair accessible.
250-364-6219 (Trail) ext. 46292
Public email: TrailDEC@interiorhealth.ca
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail, British Columbia, V1R 1J9
Wheelchair accessible.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Interior Health:
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- Prenatal Connections
- Healthy From The Start: Breastfeeding Support Phone Line
Availability
Service area: Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nelson, Trail
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.