Mercy Diabetes Education - Cassville
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Cassville, MO 65625
Phone: (417) 847-6019
Fax: (417) 678-7864
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The Mercy Diabetes Education Center - Cassville is an important resource for all of our patients.
You’ll learn to manage your diabetes through proper nutrition; exercise; stress management and coping skills; medical care; and the motivation you need to change your life for the better. Your health care provider will send a diabetes education and a Registered Dietitian and Registered Nurse will provide the education.
Diabetes Education
Our Mercy Diabetes and Nutrition Center team consists of a nurse practitioner, registered nurse and registered dietitian - all who have earned recognition as leaders in diabetes education. They provide Type II adults and pediatric patients, Type I adults, gestational diabetic patients, and pre-diabetic patients with the support and training they need, including:
- Disease overview
- Individualized nutritional counseling
- Home glucose monitoring training
- Understanding diabetes medication
- Support groups
- Insulin pumps
- Intensive insulin therapy
- Physical activity
- Acute/chronic complications
- Prevention of chronic complications
Diabetic Support Groups
We offer small group classes and individual sessions for diabetes self management. Our sessions include: Gestational Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.
Weight Management and Nutrition
Nutrition counseling is provided by a registered licensed dietitian who will include an individual nutritional assessment with meal planning and goal setting.
One-on-one sessions provide medical nutrition therapy for physician prescribed diets, including:
- Weight management
- Pediatric weight management
- Hypoglycemia
- High cholesterol
- Oncology nutrition counseling
- High blood pressure
- Prenatal nutrition and gestational diabetes
- Kidney disease
- Diabetes
- Celiac disease
- Eating disorders
- Healthy eating
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies
To learn more or schedule an appointment, call 417-847-6019.
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