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Linda Funk RN 307 568-2499 Thermopolis First and Third Wednesday of the Month in Specialty Clinic Basin Big Horn Clinic 307-568-2499 Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital offers a diabetic self-management education program which has been recognized by the American Diabetic Association, the largest and most widely known organization in the field of diabetes. The program’s mission is to provide education which will empower those who have been impacted by diabetes to achieve improved outcomes and heal their lifestyles. Education is provided on an individual and in group settings. Instruction covers the areas of:  Diabetes ProcessNutritionPhysical ActivityMedicationsPre-conception care, pregnancy and gestational diabetesMonitoring/using resultsAcute ComplicationsChronic ComplicationsGoal setting and problem solvingPsychosocial adjustmentDiabetes now affects 21 million Americans and more than 6 million of those people do not know they have diabetes. Another 41 million people are estimated to have pre-diabetes, a condition that increases the risk of developing type II diabetes, the most common form of the disease, as well as heart disease and stroke. The self-management program is especially designed for individuals who: have never received any formalized education about their diabeteshave received education about their diabetes but it has been several yearshave had a change in their diabetic conditionfind it hard to control their diabeteshave been diagnosed with pre-diabetesrequire training on insulin pumpsdiagnosed with gestational diabetesThe program is administered by diabetic educator and exercise specialist, Linda K. Funk, RN. Linda is certified by both the National Certification Board for Diabetic Educators and American Council of Exercise. She is also a certified Medtronic Insulin Pump Trainer. Linda may be contacted at 307 568-2499. | |||||||||
| 150 E Arapahoe Street | Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443 | (307) 864-3121 | ||||||||||
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