Phone: 757-934-4720
Location: Sentara Obici Hospital, Main Floor Outpatient Diabetes Education
Sentara Obici Hospital
Outpatient Nutrition Counseling & Outpatient Diabetes Education
2790 Godwin Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23234
Sentara supports patients diagnosed with diabetes with a comprehensive team of resources. Available team members include health care providers, diabetes care and education specialists and registered dietitians. They collaborate closely with you to help you navigate the condition, including maintaining your blood sugar within the desired range. In the event you have additional health concerns, you can also be referred promptly to specialists for additional support with concerns such as eye, kidney and foot care.
Outpatient individual services- Diabetes self-management training
- Diabetes intensive management
- Gestational diabetes education
- Insulin start/instruction
- Blood glucose meter/continuous glucose monitoring training
- Meal planning/carbohydrate counting
- Medical nutrition therapy
Group classes
Healthy Living with Diabetes –These classes are offered every other month with a total of three class sessions of approximately three hours each. Participants attend one class per week for three weeks. Our program is recognized by the Association of Diabetes Education and Care Specialists.
How to register for diabetes classes
Have you found a class that's right for you? For information, registration and appointments, call the Diabetes Education Department at 757-934-4720 or 757-934-4879. Classes meet at Sentara Obici Hospital and Sentara BelleHarbour Hospital unless otherwise specified.
You need a physician referral to participate in individual or group classes. If you see a Sentara Medical Group provider, ask them about completing an electronic referral form. Non-Sentara providers may fax a written referral to 757-222-9296.
Download and print the physician referral form.
Support group
Sentara offers a free online Diabetes support group, where you can find a support system for living with diabetes. You'll have the opportunity to learn about diabetes, share your achievements and concerns and hear guest speakers. If you or someone you love is living with diabetes, we invite you to join this group. The Diabetes Support Group is held online on the second Wednesday of every month at 10 AM.
Sentara RMH Diabetes Support Group
Learn more about Sentara diabetes services