The Diabetes Center
Providing comprehensive patient-focused education and support, Zeeland Community Hospital’s Diabetes Center helps people with diabetes improve their quality of life by monitoring their health. We conduct classes, offer events and provide additional opportunities for people with diabetes and their families to learn more about important self-care.
Diabetes Support Group
Join us for the Diabetes Support Group, a self-help group that can provide educational, social and emotional support for people and family members affected by diabetes
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: In the conference rooms of the DeWitt building, located on the hospital's campus.
Admission is free and there is no RSVP.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood.
Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
Join The Diabetes Center!
Many insurance providers, including Medicare, Medicaid and most third-party insurance companies, cover all or a portion of diabetes self-management. For more information, please call 616.772.7509 or email gro.hcz@retnecsetebaideht. Also, see our Contact & Resources page for useful links and diabetes-related information.
