Heart Truth Delaware: A Program of the Delaware Primary Care Partnership

Emergency Medical Diabetes Fund
The program is administered through the Delaware State Service Centers.  Patients are evaluated and funds administered through the Delaware State Service Centers; $400 is available annually per qualified patient for the purchase of services, medications and/or supplies to manage their diabetes.  For more information about the service, contact the Delaware Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.
Print the Delaware Emergency Medical Diabetes Fund Guidelines.

Delaware Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Delaware Department of Public Health
Thomas Collins Building, Suite 10, 540 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-1020
Monday – Friday:  8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Community Diabetes Screening Education and Referral Project (with the Delaware Pharmacist Society)
Nutritional Education Program
Diabetes Resource Guide
Diabetes Booklets for mailing

Delaware Pharmacist Society Community Diabetes Screening Education and Referral Project
1099 Hickory Ridge Road, Smyrna, DE  19977
P.O. Box 454, Smyrna, DE  19977 (mailing address)
(302) 659-3088
Monday – Friday:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Diabetes Screening
Diabetes Education
Diabetes Referral Events
Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Hearing Discounts
Lost Cost Vitamins
Community Diabetes Screening

Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Delaware Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
An evidence-based program developed by Stanford University

• Once weekly 2.5-hour small group workshops over six weeks for Delawareans with Type 2 Diabetes
• Highly interactive and focused on skill-building, support and experiential sharing.
• Teaches skills in the daily management of diabetes to improve the quality of life
• Designed to build confidence, increase knowledge about symptom control and the disease’s impact

Workshops available throughout the state
Register now!  Call 302-744-1020

FREE to Delawareans with Type 2 Diabetes

Print the Diabetes Self-Management Workshop flyer.

YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program

• For individuals with pre-diabetes or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• Learn skills to lead a healthier lifestyle, including how to eat healthier and increase physical activity
• Meet one hour per week for 16 sessions in supportive, group setting led by lifestyle coach
• After 16 sessions, groups meet once a month for 6 to 8 months to support their lifestyle changes
• Program is proven to reduce risk of developing the type 2 diabetes by more than half
• Program is conveniently offered in YMCAs and community centers throughout Delaware
• Groups are forming now based upon community need and interest
  Program Cost: $50 for YMCA members, $100 non-YMCA Members
• Financial Assistance available for individuals who qualify

To find out more about the program or to find out when a group will start in your area, contact: Joanna Zaremba, Director of Healthy Living: 302-571-6998, jzaremba@ymcade.org.

Bayhealth Medical Center Diabetes Programs
Call Bayhealth Diabetes Care Centers for more information or to register: (302) 744-7135, (877) 453-7107

Free Diabetes Screenings
Kent General Hospital, 640 South State Street, Dover, DE  19901

Milford Memorial Hospital, 21 West Clarke Avenue, Milford, DE  19963

Wednesdays:  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Introduction to Diabetes Program
Kent General Hospital,  640 South State Street, Dover, DE  19901

Kent Outpatient Rehab Center, 560 South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE, 19901

Milford Memorial Hospital, 21 West Clarke Street, Milford, DE, 19963

Call for dates and times

Two (3-hour) sessions:
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Basic Nutrition
Emergency Treatment
Medications
“What is Diabetes?”

Spanish-speaking patients welcome

Requires physician referral
Accepts most major insurance plans

“Diabetes and You”
Kent General Hospital, 640 South State Street, Dover, DE  19901

Milford Memorial Hospital, 21 West Clarke Avenue, Milford, DE  19963

Free Four-part series recognized by the American Diabetes Association:
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Complications of Diabetes
Medication Management
Standards of care
Staying Healthy

Diabetes Insulin Pump Club of Lower Delaware
Kent General Hospital, Rehab Conference Room, 640 South State Street, Dover, DE  19901

2nd Wednesday of every month (except July & August):  5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Free support group for individuals with an insulin pump
Free support group for individuals who have insulin dependent diabetes

Westside Family Healthcare
1020 Forrest Avenue
Dover, DE 19904

 
University of Delaware Kent County Cooperative Extension
Paradee Center, 69 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE  19901
(302) 730-4000
Call for dates and times

Three 2-hour cooking classes, 2 times a year
Eat Smart for a Healthy Heart Program
Dining with Diabetes Program:
Diabetes Education
Cooking demonstrations

$30 total fee for all 3 classes

Modern Maturity Center Diabetes Support Group
1121 Forrest Avenue, Dover, DE 19904
(302) 734-1200
3rd Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Monthly Diabetes Support Group

Spanish-speaking patients welcome
Free transportation available (call facility for arrangements)

Nutritionally Speaking
P.O. Box 184, Cheswold, DE  19936
(302) 678-4909
Monday – Thursday:  1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. for scheduling appointments

Group Support
Individual Support
Cooking Demonstrations
Blood Sugar monitoring

Robin R. Roht Hayes M.S.,R.D.,C.D.E.,C.D.N.

Spanish-speaking patients welcome
Requires physician referral
Accepts most major insurance plans