Nephrology & Diabetology Section
Why National Jewish Health? Our specialists are on the cutting edge for new treatment. And through clinical research we are helping discover which medications might be best for patients with many diseases. We are also investigating new therapies which may be released in the future.
Our Nephrology & Diabetology Section treats gland and hormone disorders, such as cystic fibrosis-related diabetes.
Diabetes Patient Education Programs
National Jewish Health offers a three-tiered program for patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Patients can access all program levels, or just the level they need.
The National Jewish Health Diabetes Program is appropriate for all patients with T2DM:
- The newly diagnosed
- Patients who need to learn or re-learn self-management skills
- Those needing better glucose pattern management
- Patients who have targeted nutritional needs
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Diabetes Basics Class
Alternate Fridays
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
National Jewish Health
Patient Education Classroom
- Address what patients can do to manage their diabetes
- Teach patients how to confidently recognize and treat low blood glucose
- Introduce carbohydrate counting
- Discuss how exercise affects blood glucose
- Explain how diabetes medicines work
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Diabetes in the Real World
Alternate Fridays
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
National Jewish Health
Patient Education Classroom
- Coping skills
- Problem solving
- Stress management
- Work with patients to build confidence
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Meet Our Team
Elizabeth Kern, MD, MS
Alexandra Wilson, MS, RD
Angela Jackson, RN
Jennifer Janssen, MD
Ann Mullen, RN, MSN, AE-C
