Diabetes Education Program - Thompson Region
Caregiver Support, Condition Specific Support, Pregnancy Care, and Public Health
Provided by Interior Health
Services are offered in a team approach, which puts you and your family at the centre of your care. Registered Dietitians and Registered Nurses are available at 3 diabetes service locations (RIH, North Shore Health Sciences Centre, or Lansdowne Village (Kamloops Primary Care) to help patients:
- Learn more about diabetes
- Manage their insulin
- Be successful with diabetes-related goals and action plans
- Manage their vascular risk factors
- Manage and assist with self management of diabetes technology including pump therapy and CGM.
Referral:
- All referrals are triaged at the RIH Diabetes Education Centre and please indicate on referral if your patient is NOT appropriate for group sessions.
- For patients with complex forms of diabetes, a General Internist joins the team for the Internal Medicine Diabetes Clinic and Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic, which are available at the Diabetes Centre located at RIH.
- To refer, please check Request Physician/Team Consult found under the "Medical History" on the Diabetes referral form
- BARRIERE and CHASE Diabetes Centre provides services for adult patients with Type 2 diabetes including insulin adjustment. No service for patients starting insulin, Type 1, diabetes in pregnancy or gestational diabetes.
Patients are encouraged to see their FP regularly for ongoing diabetes care and management.
250-314-2457 (Kamloops)
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Royal Inland Hospital - 311 Columbia Street, Alumnae Tower - 5th Floor, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2T1
Wheelchair accessible.
250-378-3236 (Logan Lake)
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Logan Lake Primary Health Centre - 5 Beryl Drive, Logan Lake, British Columbia, V0K 1W0
Wheelchair accessible.
250-314-2457 (Barriere)
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
4537 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, British Columbia, V0E 1E0
Wheelchair accessible.
250-679-3312 (Chase)
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Chase Health Centre - 825 Thompson Avenue, Chase, British Columbia, V0E 1M0
Wheelchair accessible.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
Associated Programs/Services
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Availability
Service area: Barriere, Chase, Kamloops, Logan Lake + show cities
Service Types Provided
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided in a group in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.