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Nutrition Services
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center — Ontario’s clinical registered dietitians provide personalized inpatient and outpatient consultations and counseling in these areas:

• Diabetes management.
• Childhood growth problems.
• Compulsive eating and eating disorders.
• Dietary reduction of cholesterol and fat.
• Intestinal and gastrointestinal problems related to nutrition.
• Nutrition for cancer patients.
• Prevention and treatment of health problems for expectant mothers, infants, children, adolescents, adults and seniors.

In addition, they offer nutrition consulting, nutrition education and food service management to long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities.

Weekly classes (wellness programs) in diabetes education and gestational diabetes are offered.  Additionally, nutrition education programs can be provided to area agencies, groups and schools upon request.

Contact Us
Nutrition & Diabetic Education Appointments:
881-7192 or 881-7173.

Living With Diabetes Program
The Living With Diabetes Program at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center — Ontario has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for quality self-management education. It is based on sound, well-researched information proven to help manage your diabetes better. It offers diabetics an opportunity to participate in a program designed specifically for them. The program has two components; individual and group sessions.

The pre-class individual sessions provide people with diabetes with one-on-one consultations with a registered dietitian and a registered nurse.

The group sessions include a full day of activities, taught by the registered nurse and registered dietitian. People with diabetes will learn self-management skills that may help them live a longer, healthier life, by managing their diabetes better.

About the Program
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center — Ontario’s in-depth Living With Diabetes Program includes self-management classes on:

• Understanding diabetes.
• Blood glucose monitoring.
• Physical activity.
• Meal planning.
• Stress management.
• Medications.
• Foot care.

How to Start
To sign up for the Living With Diabetes Program, you must be referred by a physician.

You will also need to contact your insurance provider to find out whether the program is covered under your plan. Most insurance carriers cover the cost of the program, and most physicians will support your desire to learn self-management skills.

More Information
For more information or to sign up for the class, call the Saint Alphonsus Medical Center — Ontario central scheduling department at 541-881-7474.

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