Diabetes Care

Your diabetes care, done right

Senior Woman Checking Blood Glucose Level on an App - stock photo
A senior aged Indigenous Navajo woman, checking her blood glucose level with a smartphone application.

Our approach to diabetes care

Diabetes is a complex disease that doesn't just affect your blood sugar levels — it changes how you live.

We’ll work with you to personalize a treatment plan that meets your needs and provide you the education, support and resources to manage your diabetes and live a healthy life.

Conditions we treat

  • prediabetes
  • type 2 diabetes
  • type 1 diabetes
  • gestational diabetes
  • diabetic foot disease

Tests and treatments for diabetes

  • A1c test
  • albumin urine test
  • blood glucose test
  • C-peptide test
  • home blood sugar test
  • ketone test
  • oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

Blood glucose meter and insurance coverage

Different plans cover varying amounts of the meter/ strips; there are exceptions to the list below. Many plans cover strips through prescription plans so be sure to verify prescription plan coverage. Sometime it’s more cost effective through DME (durable medical equipment) so individual should check his/ her coverage. Also, some meter companies offer discount cards so it may be more cost effective to use the copay card instead of the recommendations below.

Abbott/Freestyle is now available with automatic lower copays for all commercial plans at participating pharmacies (CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart, Walgreens, Giant, Costco, Wegman’s).

Recommended meters by each company:
One Touch/ Lifescan - Verio or Ultra
Accu-chek/ Roche - Guide or Aviva
Ascencia (formerly Bayer) - Contour, Contour Next
Abbott - Freestyle Lite or Precision x-tra

View meter insurance coverage

Specialized diabetes education

Our licensed certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) help you reach your health goals by guiding your understanding and behavior around diabetes management. Services include:

  • group self-management classes
  • annual reviews
  • individual diabetes education sessions
  • medical nutrition therapy
  • injection instruction
  • glucometer and continuous glucose monitor training
  • community lectures

Seamless care coordination

All the services you receive are linked electronically, including labs, imaging, hospital and doctors' office visit notes. Your health records are available immediately across our system, to any WellSpan doctor who needs them for your care.

Standout specialization

Our endocrinologists are board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and our licensed CDCES meet the requirements set by the National Certification Board.

One of our locations was named a National Committee for Quality Assurance patient-centered specialty practice.