Diabetes Care Center

The Diabetes Care Center works with individuals with diabetes and their families so they can learn skills needed to manage their disease.

We offer individual and group classes covering

Overview of diabetes
Self-management skills
Medications
Meal planning
Carbohydrate counting and label reading
Physical activity and diabetes
Monitoring blood sugars
Problem solving
Complications and prevention
Risk reduction
Goal setting
Insulin pump therapy
Insulin therapy
Gestational diabetes (pregnancy and diabetes)

This program is accredited by the American Diabetes Association and located at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, 305 South Fifth Street, Enid, OK 73701.

We also offer foot and nail care by appointment.

Those at risk for developing diabetes include:

Those with a parent or sibling with diabetes
Those over 40 years old
Women having a baby weighing nine pounds or more
Women with gestational diabetes
Those who are overweight
Those who exercise very little
Those of Native American, Hispanic, African American, Asian or Pacific Island descent

Most Oklahoma insurance carriers will cover a portion of physician-ordered outpatient diabetes treatment.

Diabetic Foot Care

The Foot and Nail Care Clinic conducts a free screening. Appointments are necessary for service.

A common and costly complication of diabetes, foot ulcers, can easily be prevented through self-examination and proper foot care. When left untreated, however, foot ulcers can lead to infection, gangrene and lower limb amputation. Most often the result is minor foot trauma and wound-healing failure. Diabetes related amputation accounts for 51% of all amputations in the United States. Because of poor circulation and nerve damage to the feet, people with diabetes are more likely to develop infections even from a minor foot injury. For this reason, people with diabetes should treat their feet with special care. By following some simple foot care tips, people with diabetes can dramatically reduce their risk of amputation and lead healthy, active lives.

Patients with diabetes should follow these steps to prevent foot ulcers:

Every day

Check your feet for cuts, sores, blisters, or areas of irritation. If you have any concerns call your foot specialist or see your podiatrist or internist.
Wash and dry your feet, particularly between your toes.
Protect your feet from extreme hot and cold temperatures.
Avoid walking barefoot.

When your toenails need trimming

Trim your nails straight across, and only if you can see well.
If you cannot see well or if your toenails are thick or yellowed, have a certified diabetic foot specialist at the Diabetes Care Center at St. Mary's or a podiatrist trim them.
Do not cut into the corners of your toes.
Do not use acid corn or callus removers or cut your corns or calluses.

When you visit your doctor, ask him/her to:

Look at your bare feet at each visit. As a reminder, remove your shoes and socks.
Check your feet for sense of feeling and your pulse at least once a year.
Show you how to take care of your feet.

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