Peterson Regional Medical Center is dedicated to offering comprehensive diabetes education and a variety of community resources aimed at improving the management and understanding of this chronic condition. Below are resources for patients and their families to be equipped with essential knowledge and tools to effectively navigate the challenges associated with diabetes.
Additionally, the hospital collaborates with local organizations to ensure that individuals have access to a wide range of support services, fostering a well-informed community that prioritizes health and wellness in the context of diabetes care.
How to Manage Your Health with Diabetes Type 2
Blood Glucose Checks
Blood glucose (blood sugar) checks are a routine part of diabetes self-management, but for people with diabetes who don’t take insulin, research suggests those checks might not be necessary. But don’t toss out your blood glucose meter and your test strips just yet. The question of whether routine self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has value remains unsettled. And it leads to other questions. For example: Even if self-monitoring does prove to be unnecessary for many adults with type 2 diabetes not on insulin, might there still be people in this group who would benefit or circumstances that would require self-monitoring?
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Diabetes Medication Management
There are different types, or classes, of medications that work in different ways to lower blood glucose (also known as blood sugar) levels. Some options are taken by mouth and others are injected. Learn about some of the commonly used classes of non-insulin medications.
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Healthy Eating
Healthy eating for prediabetes and diabetes not only helps to manage your blood glucose (blood sugar), but it also helps you have a better relationship with food. Intentional food choices like eating more non-starchy veggies, opting for lean meats or plant-based proteins, choosing quality carbohydrates, and low-fat versions of cheeses and dressings, will all help you meet your health goals—and they’ll taste great too! It is not about one food, or one meal, it’s about healthy eating over time.
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Fitness Plan
If you’re not into regular exercise, putting together an exercise plan can be a bummer. But remember, along with your diet and medications, regular physical activity is an important part of managing diabetes or dealing with prediabetes. Because when you’re active, your cells become more sensitive to insulin so it works more effectively to lower your blood glucose, also known as blood sugar.
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Cardiovascular Health
Controlling your blood glucose (blood sugar) is critical for those affected by all types of diabetes. Your heart health requires just as much attention. A balanced diet, physical activity, regular visits with your care team, and positive lifestyle changes can all help to manage or prevent cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke.
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Foot Health
The connection between diabetes and your feet is important because diabetes can cause nerve damage and reduced circulation, ultimately leading to limb loss and other complications. The good news is, you can lower your chances of complications by managing your blood glucose levels and taking care of your feet.
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Education Material provided by: American Diabetes Association (n.d.). The Path to Understanding Diabetes.
Community Resources for Diabetes Patients
SANTE CLINICAL RESEARCH
1230 Bandera Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028
830.890.5171
METABOLIC & NUTRITIONAL
723 Hill Country Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028
830.896.0550
TEXAS DIABETES INSTITUTE – UNIVERSITY HEALTH
701 S Zarzamora Street, San Antonio, TX 78027
210.358.7000
PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
551 Hill Country Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028
830.896.4200
PETERSON COMMUNITY CARE
1740 Junction Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028
830.258.7900
PETERSON SPECIALTY CARE – ENDOCRINOLOGY
823 Junction Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028
830.258.6251
