Diabetes & Endocrinology

Understanding Pre-Diabetes

Pre-diabetes means that the level of glucose in your blood is higher than normal, but not high enough so that you have diabetes.

Diabetes - Your Management Plan

With the help of your diabetes care team, you can set up a management plan that will help you steer through the difficulties of diabetes each day and help you reach your blood glucose goals.

How Insulin Works

If your body does not produce enough insulin, or your body doesn't use the insulin it does produce, your diabetes care team may recommend you use insulin as a part of your plan to manage your diabetes.

Managing Type-2 Diabetes: You Need a Plan

Diabetes affects every aspect of your life. Making positive changes to your lifestyle can affect your diabetes in a good way. Changes can lead to better diabetes management and tighter blood glucose control, reducing your risk of long-term health problems.

In order to make a change for better diabetes health, it helps to have a plan. A good place to start is by asking yourself why you want to make a change.

The Importance of Healthy Eating

Healthy eating may be the most important tool you have in managing your diabetes.

What is Metabolic Syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome is a silent, but extremely life-threatening condition that can lead to: heart disease, a heart attack or stroke, diabetes, circulatory problems, and kidney disease. All of which can have extremely serious complications.

Diabetes & Endocrinology Care at Sky Ridge Medical Center

Type I Diabetes, Type II Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders, Metabolic Disorders, Cancers of the Endocrine Glands

Diabetes and other disorders of the endocrinology system (several glads that produce hormones that regulate many bodily functions) are serious conditions that can lead to significant complications if left untreated, but with proper education and management, people with diabetes and other related disorders can lead long, healthy lives.

At Sky Ridge Medical Center, our board-certified endocrinologists (doctors who are trained in evaluating and managing hormone disorders) help patients manage their conditions by keeping their hormones in balance.

Common Hormone Disorders We Treat


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Best Life
with Diabetes

The Diabetes Management Center at Sky Ridge



After hearing a diagnosis of diabetes, you may wonder what is next. There is a lot to consider from eating healthy and exercising to monitoring your blood glucose and taking the appropriate medications. With the right tools and support, you can make diabetes self-care a very manageable part of your everyday life.

The Sky Ridge Program

We are pleased to announce that the Sky Ridge Diabetes Education Program is now accredited through the American Association of Diabetes Educators. What does this mean for you?

  • Access to a Certified Diabetes Educator
  • Workshops to help you better manage your diabetes
  • Support from others living with diabetes
  • News and access to diabetic education materials
  • Training to help you and your loved ones use diabetic devices
  • Tools to help you live your best life

Our Diabetes Educators

Diabetes educators are certified healthcare professionals who specialize in educating people about their condition. We work with your primary care physician to help you modify your lifestyle and adopt healthy self-care habits. Our goal is to help improve your blood sugar levels, reduce your risk of developing complications and effectively manage your medications.

Download our free diabetes brochure here.

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Endocrinology Diabetes

Our Diabetes Classes

We offer two types of classes for your convenience on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3 and 5 p.m.
All of our sessions are held in the Spine & Total Joint Classroom, on the east side of the campus, 10101 RidgeGate Parkway. Free parking is available.

Group Diabetes Training Class
This is a two-hour class held over four afternoons. It is led by a Certified Diabetes Educator and is for individuals under the age of 70 on oral agents or no diabetes medication.

Individualized Diabetes Self Management Training (MNT)
This is a series of four individual sessions with a Registered Dietitian or Certified Diabetes Educator lasting 1-2 hours each.

Please call
720-225-1098 for more information
or to register.

Diabetes Class Patient Testimonal

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video on how our Diabetes Education Class has helped Alex manage his Diabetes...

Alex

Alex