New Options in Diabetes Care

At Muscogee (Creek) Nation Health Clinics

New Services for your best health!

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EPIC "Educating Partners in Care"

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Diabetes self-management education is the foundation of successful diabetes care.  EPIC is 5 sessions long and includes information for:

• Healthy food choices

• Safe daily exercise that keeps blood sugar in control

• Sick day management

• Answers for high or low blood sugars

• Practice in solving common problems faced at home

• Prevention of diabetes complications

EPIC also helps you become an active partner in your clinic care. 

You will learn:

• Normal values for tests and exams

• How to improve your test results

• Know your medicines

• Identify signs of complications

For additional EPIC information Click Here

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Additional Education Opportunities

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Hypertension Class

You will receive a blood pressure kit for home use, and learn what causes high blood pressure.

Lowering Your Lipids Class

If you have high cholesterol or triglycerides, this class will help you bring them into control ranges.

Nutrition I Class

It includes exploring healthy food choices, portion control, and foods less likely to raise your blood sugar.

Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes

This class provides information on starting and maintaining safe effective exercise to lower your blood sugar and reduce your weight.

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New Clinical Opportunities

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Blood Sugar Graphs

During regular clinic visits, computer print outs of your home monitor readings will be made available to you.

Yearly Exams

All your yearly exams will be done on one morning during your birth month,  Call the month before your birth month to set up an appointment..

Foot Care Clinics

Specialists will be available to help persons with high-risk feet or persons who have difficulty in providing their own foot care.

Individual or Family Therapy

A professional family therapist is available to help with feelings, stress management, and problem solving sometimes present in diabetes self-care.

- William James

Please do not hesitate to contact us at the numbers below with any questions you may have regarding the services offered by the Division or eligibility requirements for those services.

(918)756-4333

(800)782-8291 

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