Diabetes Management

At CHRISTUS Health, we teach you how to manage your diabetes on a daily basis. Understanding the relationship between medical nutritional therapy, exercise, medications, emotional and physical health, and blood glucose levels helps you achieve and maintain optimal glucose control.

Our Approach

The diabetes programs at Good Shepherd can provide you with tools needed to put you in control of your diabetes. Our team consists of a registered nurse, a certified diabetes educator, an exercise physiologist, a pharmacist, a licensed professional counselor and a registered, licensed dietitian. The entire staff is experienced in diabetes management and eager to help you improve your health. Most services require a physician’s referral and in most cases are covered by Medicare or private insurance.

Diabetes Self-Management and Education

Our comprehensive program involves individual and group sessions designed to meet your busy lifestyle. Topics include:

Monitoring blood sugar
Acute/chronic complications
Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Meal planning and healthy eating
Carbohydrate counting
Food labels
Medications
Physical activity
Sick day management
Behavior modification
Stress reduction and problem solving
Goal setting
Foot care
Reducing risk of complications

Types of treatment offered at Good Shepherd Marshall:

Type 1 Diabetes: The pancreas is not making insulin at all; usually develops in children; people with type 1 must take insulin every day
Type 2 Diabetes: The pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the insulin does not work properly; this is the most common form of diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: Pregnancy causes an increase in hormones keeping insulin from working properly
Pre-Diabetes: Blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes; most people who have type 2 diabetes had pre-diabetes
Insulin Start: Some people require insulin to manage their diabetes, given in the form of injections

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Medical Nutrition involves nutrition counseling provided by a registered, licensed dietitian tailored to the personal needs of the individual with pre-diabetes or diabetes. MNT services are also available for other disease processes, including, but not limited to: obesity, renal disease, hyperlipidemia, GERD, celiac disease, and others.

Our Location

CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview
700 East Marshall Ave.
Longview, Texas 75601

PH: 903-315-2000

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Endocrinology Specialists

Endocrinology Specialists

Our Endocrinology specialists focus on the diagnostic evaluation of symptoms, and the latest treatment options for problems and diseases of the endocrine system – the way the human body secretes hormones into the bloodstream. Our providers are knowledgeable on how the excess or shortage of hormones can affect metabolism, reproduction and growth and development. Our comprehensive care to patients includes treatment of diabetes, thyroid disease, cholesterol disorders, weight problems and hypertension, among others. Every day, with every patient, our physicians are focused on collaboration to deliver quality healthcare.