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Diabetes Management
Dean Diabetes Nurse Specialists (Advanced Practice Nurses) are expertly qualified to help you manage all aspects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as the common medical problems associated with diabetes. Our Diabetes Nurse Specialists provide care for adults of all ages and children 13 years and older.
How
Can a Diabetes Nurse Specialist
Help You?
Managing
a person's diabetes is a comprehensive team effort. Diabetes
Nurse Specialists in the Diabetes Management Department work
closely with primary
care physicians and referring specialists including Family
Medicine and Internal
Medicine physicians, Endocrinologists,
Obstetricians and Perinatologists, Podiatrists, Dietitians,
and Diabetes
Educators to
provide the best care possible for people living with diabetes.
Our Diabetes Nurse Specialists provide care for the following:
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Chronic complications related to diabetes
• Diabetes during pregnancy
• Insulin pump therapy
• Intensive insulin therapy
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol disorders
Each Diabetes Nurse Specialist has received specialty education and training, holds a Master’s degree, and is nationally board certified. Diabetes Nurse Specialists are licensed to provide expert specialty care which includes assessment, treatment, prescribing medications, making referrals to other providers, as well as making recommendations to achieve desired goals.
Dean's Diabetes Nurse Specialists participate in continuing education throughout their career to maintain national certification, which includes courses in pharmacology. Their primary focus is preventive healthcare, treatment, and education.
Meet Dean's Diabetes Nurse Specialists
Making an Appointment
Call to schedule an appointment with a Dean Diabetes Nurse Specialist at the clinic of your choice:
Madison & Sun Prairie: 608-252-7409
Janesville: 608-755-3520
Self referrals as well as physician referrals are welcome. A complete report of each consultation is shared with each person’s primary physician.
See our recommended resources for managing diabetes.
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