Covid-19 Update
Diabetes Education Program
Due to the protection measures for Covid-19, diabetes education groups are being done on-line.
Individual appointments are by phone or personal video conference. If the educator feels it is necessary to see you in person, that will be arranged.
Click here for a description of our Virtual Workshops.
These workshops are available to clients after they have completed our introductory class, "Understanding Diabetes."
Click here for Workshop schedule.
For more information or to register, call 613-233-6655
To refer – Diabetes Central Ottawa: 613-238-3722 or www.diabetesottawa.ca
What is The Community Diabetes Education Program of Ottawa?
The Community Diabetes Education Program of Ottawa (CDEPO) provides individual and group programming to adults with type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes to help them manage this chronic disease, live healthy and avoid complications. A Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Dietitian(RD) work as a team to provide care. Our team also includes a Registered Kinesiologist and a Social Support Worker.
Our program has a behavioural focus to promote self-care behaviours that can help people achieve targets for staying healthy. We also work collaboratively with Primary Care Providers and can provide support and recommendations on treatment plans as needed.
We are one of the largest community diabetes education programs in the province, providing services at 9 different locations across Ottawa with teams based out of Community Health Centres and Community Resource Centres.
CDEPO is part of a network of diabetes education programs in Ottawa.
Services include:
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Group education programs - our Group programs are based on the "Wellness Wheel."
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Appointments with a Nurse and/or Dietitian who specialize in diabetes
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Start people on insulin (in partnership with family physicians, nurse practitioners and specialists)
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Follow-up care to help people manage their diabetes
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Chiropody/Foot Care Services (referral by healthcare providers)
The Community Diabetes Education Program of Ottawa is funded by the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (Champlain LHIN). It is managed by Centretown Community Health Centre on behalf of the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa. We work in partnership with family physicians, nurse practitioners and specialists and with the Champlain Local Health Integration Network.
How to access our program?
-Self referral: ONLINE SELF REFERRAL
-Healthcare provider referral: REFERRAL FORM
The Diabetes Central Ottawa – Intake & Referral program
The Diabetes Central Ottawa – Intake & Referral program is your one access point to community education and support in Ottawa if you are 18 years of age or older and living with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. It is possible to live well with diabetes through understanding and managing your condition.
For healthcare providers, this program offers one referral form that allows your adult patients living with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes access to effective community diabetes education in Ottawa. For more information, please visit: diabetesottawa.ca
If you wish to be referred to a diabetes education program now, please complete the following form Diabetes Central Ottawa Referral and fax it to 613-233-9487
Phone Number
(613) 233-6655
Fax Number
613-233-6713
Office Location
Centretown Community Health Centre
420 Cooper St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2N6
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