If you need to cancel your appointment, 24-48 hours notice is required.

Please note, many patients share appointment slots. Multiple missed or cancelled appointments will not be rebooked.

Diabetes Education Program

New Vision has developed a Diabetes Education Program under the guidance of a Nurse Practitioner, Dietitian, Social Worker, Administrator, Nurse, Clinical Pharmacist and Physician. The goal of the program is to prevent or decrease the incidence of complications (both mental and physical) associated with diabetes through patient education and ongoing monitoring.

Our goal is to provide education to patients with newly diagnosed or long-standing type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. We also aim to provide regular follow-up and monitoring, while also promoting self-management, according to clinical practice guidelines.

In February 2008, patients began benefiting from educational group sessions and individual follow-up sessions in a collaborative manner involving each discipline. All patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes are referred to the Diabetes Education Program. Group sessions are led by the Dietitian (Certified Diabetes Educator), who discusses basic lifestyle management strategies for diabetes. Patients are followed by individual appointment with the Nurse Practitioner and Dietitian within one month of the group session. On-going follow-up is provided until the patient is stable. When healthy target levels are attained, the visits will be at three month intervals, alternating between the Nurse Practitioner and physician.

The Diabetes Education Program is also screening patients for depression due to the high comorbidity between diabetes and depression. Using the PHQ9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) we are identifying patients that may require mental health intervention and additional support, as evidence shows that depression and stress can be a barrier to good blood sugar control.

Patient satisfaction surveys are distributed after each group session in order to obtain patient feedback to ensure we are providing successful and beneficial educational sessions.

Weekly Program Schedule:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Diabetes Education Program - Group Sessions and individual follow-up appointments
Hypertension Program (All Day)				Hypertension Program (All Day)
	Pharmacist Managed Anti-Coagulation Clinic (PMAC) 9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.	Pharmacist Managed Anti-Coagulation Clinic (PMAC) 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.	Pharmacist Managed Anti-Coagulation Clinic (PMAC) 9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.
Lung Health Program (All Day)	Lung Health Program (All Day)
Mental Health Program (All Day)	Mental Health Program (All Day)	Mental Health Program (All Day) *evening appointments offered	Mental Health Program (All Day) *evening appointments offered	Mental Health Program (All Day)
Nutrition Program (All Day)	Nutrition Program (All Day)	Nutrition Program (All Day) *evening appointments offered	Nutrition Program (All Day) *evening appointments offered	Nutrition Program (All Day)
		Senior Wellness Program (every other Wednesday)
		Specialist Consult, Dr. Ann Sirek (2nd Wednesday each month)