Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it as well as it should.
Diabetes is a serious illness. However, it can be managed through healthy lifestyle steps and in some cases, medication. Those with Diabetes can live active and otherwise healthy lives.
Diabetes support, education and provider services are offered through Shore Regional Hospital UMMS Endocrinology. For more information, call (410)-822-1000 or visit the website.
The Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence, provides a free evidence-based program to help you manage your Diabetes. The program is designed to improve individual’s A1C levels and reduce the complications associated with Diabetes.
A coach will help you learn about topics such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, working with health providers, medication usage, and more. Sessions are offered online or in person in a group setting.
Prediabetes
More than 1.8 million adults in Maryland have Prediabetes and 80% of those don’t know they are at risk.
For many people with Prediabetes, early treatment as well as moderate lifestyle changes can actually return blood glucose (blood sugar) levels to a normal range, effectively preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes.
Identifying your Diabetes risk and diagnosing Prediabetes is an important step to preventing the more serious disease of type 2 Diabetes. We encourage all adults to take the 60 second Prediabetes risk assessment from the American Diabetes Association. The results will give you powerful information you can use to discuss your health needs with your primary care provider.
If you are at risk, you can sign up for an online or in-person Prediabetes program through the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center.
