WellStar Diabetes Services

WellStar Diabetes Services offers a wide variety of services to meet the needs of your diabetes patients.

Classes and programs offered:

• Comprehensive self-management education (10 hour ADA recognized course)
• Gestational diabetes education
• Pre-diabetes education
• Weight management/nutrition education
• Insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring training
• Inpatient education at WellStar Kennestone and Cobb hospitals performed by diabetes educator best practice nurses
• Free telephonic disease management coaching (high risk patients and all WellStar Humana members)
• Free support groups

Proven Results:

• 71 percent decrease in hospitalizations
• 55 percent decrease in Emergency Room visits
• 19 percent reduction in A1C
• 3 percent average weight loss per eight-week weight management session
• 96 percent patient satisfaction

Services are offered at WellStar Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone and Paulding hospitals. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. A physician order may be required. For more information, please contact Diabetes Services at 770-793-7828.