Diabetes Education

Diabetes Educators

Carol Schrader, RD, CDE | Mary Zornes, RN, BSN, CDE
| Roxana Martin, RN,CDE (Omak Clinic) |  Maureen Boswell, RD, CD (support) 

Our registered nurses and dietitians work with you and your healthcare provider as a team to provide comprehensive diabetes education. Together we address knowledge, skills, attitude and motivation that will support your long-term health with diabetes.

Diabetes classes and Support Groups - includes class schedules and contact information

Diabetes brochure (including classes) in pdf format.

Follow this link to My Diabetes Zone, (part of My Health Zone) where you'll find information on diabetes and other topics provided as an educational service by Schering-Plough, USA.

Below you will find articles on diabetes health issues which have appeared in Living Well, our diabetes health newsletter.

Choosing a winning attitude

Is there anything about diabetes that is effortless? Not only are we trying to keep up our daily routine of work, home, studies (if you are a student), friendships, family, and other commitments, but then there is a disease that can cause unwanted long term complications if we aren’t careful. Eating healthy, checking glucose levels, exercising, and taking medications or insulin on time, (the “tools” for managing diabetes) on top of our normal activities can be overwhelming for people, and definitely takes effort!

When a person is diagnosed with diabetes, there can be many emotions that need to be recognized. The emotions depend a lot on the previous experience someone may have had with diabetes. For example, if “Lydia’s” Aunt Gertrude passed away because of terrible diabetes complications, she’ll probably have greater fear and anxiety than “Ted” who has no family members or friends that have had to deal with diabetes.

Not only are fear and anxiety common emotions, so are anger, depression and denial. These emotions do not just occur at the