Living with diabetes takes work. It impacts the choices you make every day. That's why our Diabetes Care and Management Program offers a complete approach to diabetes care. This includes education about your disease, but also personal support from Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE). Registered nurses and dietitians, CDEs can teach you how to thrive.
Types of Diabetes
What you need to do to care of yourself depends on the type of diabetes you have. Learn about the challenges of:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
Find out how to self-manage your diabetes and prevent long-term complications through:
- Workshops and classes
- Personal coaching
- Help with insulin pumps and sensors
- Foot care
Top-Rated Diabetes Care
We received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award from the American Heart Association for our care for patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with heart failure, heart attack, or stroke.
Dialysis Close to Home
Kidney damage is a complication of diabetes. If you need dialysis, we can help you establish care. Eight of our kidney dialysis centers have been honored by the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition and recognized for patient safety. We are also able to help patients who want to do their dialysis at home.
Artificial Pancreas for Type 1
UVA researchers have combined the use of an insulin pump and smartphone technology to create an artificial pancreas. Learn how the artificial pancreas works.