The Hungerford Diabetes Center offers group and individual educational programs recognized by the American Diabetes Association and meet the National Standards for excellence in diabetes education. Healthy Living With Diabetes A comprehensive, 10-hour series covering all aspects of diabetes management. Weight Loss Programs for people with diabetes Carbohydrate Counting Blood Glocose Awareness Training (BGAT) Blood Glucose Monitoring Learn how to use a monitor to do home glucose monitoring. Dietary Instruction for optimal blood glucose control Gestational and preconception diabetes management Insulin Pump training Connecticut Program for Children with Diabetes The Hungerford Diabetes Center hosts a satellite pediatric diabetes program of the Connecticut Program for Children with Diabetes established in 1978 at the University of Connecticut Health Center and now based at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC). Once a month, a multidisciplinary diabetes team deliver care to children with Type I diabetes and adolescents with Type II diabetes. This team includes one pediatic endocrinologist from CCMC and one diabetes nurse educator from HDC.

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