Diabetes
Specialized Care for Your Individual Needs
VNA Diabetes caregivers enable patients like you to independently manage your disease at home, using specially-developed American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of care.
VNA Diabetes Care is a multidisciplinary approach that includes supervision by a Certified Diabetes Educator. Care is administered through professional:
- Registered nurses
- Physical and/or occupational therapists
- Medical social workers
Focus of treatment is on:
- Effective disease and diet management
- Comprehensive, education-based service
- Psychological aspects of disease
- Prevention
Philosophy of VNA Diabetes Care Program
VNA is committed to providing a quality diabetes care program to:
- Assist you in effectively managing a chronic condition for which there is no cure
- Listen, respond to, and truly care for improving your quality of life
- Help you regain health and functional independence, empowering you to remain in your home
- Provide you with a glucometer to facilitate blood sugar monitoring for short- and long-term care
A Teaching Approach to Patient Care
Timely and effective communication with patients, families, doctors, social workers, and others involved in your care is the cornerstone of VNA’s service concept.
Nurses utilize a Disease Workbook to teach you the ADA Standards of Diabetes Care, including:
- Lifestyle management
- Proper drawing techniques for blood sugar analysis and insulin administration
- Medical nutrition therapy
- Physical activity
- Hypoglycemia/Hyperglycemia
The VNA nurse and treatment team will assist you and your family with:
- Recognizing signs and symptoms of worsening of disease
- Providing on-call nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to assist with complications when on VNA service
- Advising when additional services might be needed
For more information, call 800-225-5862 or email gethelp@vnatexas.org.
