Resources for Healthcare Providers
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Eating nutritious meals and snacks is one of the most important things one can do for their health. Eating healthy can sometimes be difficult with the variety of information available online. The CDEPO Diabetes Food Guide is a colourful, easy to read, basic carbohydrate counting tool designed for educators who support clients living with Diabetes
This CDEPO Diabetes Food Guide (rainbow model) can be used along with incorporating the principles of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Foods are divided into Vegetables, Grains & Starches, Fruits, Milk & Alternatives, Meat & Alternatives, and Fats and Oils. Recommended servings and serving sizes are provided for each food group. The guide is flexible and can be used to support people who wish to use a simple carbohydrate counting approach. An educator tool is also provided to support the health care provider in using this tool.NOTE: The CDEPO team is currently working to update the CDEPO Diabetes Food Guide to better follow the updated Canada’s Food Guide (plate model). Stay tuned for more updates!
The Diabetes Food Guide is available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese. It has also been adapted to include culturally appropriate foods: Arabic (available in Arabic and English), Chinese, African-Caribbean (available in English and French), South Asian (available in English), Indigenous (available in English). The guide is also available in Braille.
The guide can be ordered in quantities of 25 ($12.50), 50 ($25.00) and 100 ($50.00). A $50.00 discount will be applied per order when you order a total of 500 copies or more! All prices currently include taxes, shipping and handling.Place your order here: Diabetes Food Guide to Healthy Eating Order Form
Please note that orders will be processed and shipped once full payment is received. Payments must be made by cheque, payable to:
Centretown Community Health Centre
The Community Diabetes Education Program of Ottawa
420 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 2N6 -
Do you have patients with T2D who are achieving less than optimal blood glucose control?
Are they complaining of symptoms of hyperglycaemia but don’t take their OHA regularly? Or perhaps those pills just don’t seem to work anymore. Have you been reluctant to prescribe insulin because you don’t feel your patients will take it or you are not sure where to start and what to do to help them? For further information about prescribing insulin for your type 2 clients click here.We can help.
Our team of specialized and Certified Diabetes Educator nurses (RNs) & dietitians (RDs) are able to start clients on insulin. We provide the education, encouragement and confidence they need to improve not only their glycemic control but those metabolic parameters as well, such as LDL, Total chol/ HDL ratio, BP.Our insulin initiation program supports family doctors and specialists such as endocrinologists by offering clients several individual appointments as well as a 3 month follow up appointment to ensure they are on track.
All we need from you is a completed referral form. The client will be contacted by our team and the nurse or dietitian will inform you when the client will be seen. The RN or RD may make suggestions or recommendations which require your input when client preference or lifestyle or ability indicates some challenge. We will keep you informed on our work with the client.
Who qualifies for insulin initiation services?
- We provide services to adults (18 years and older) with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
- They must be a resident of Ottawa or have a family doctor or specialist practicing in Ottawa (the Champlain LHIN).
- We will work in partnership with you to assess the effectiveness of the insulin regime and make adjustments as necessary.
Where to Start?
Complete the appropriate referral form and email or fax back. Click on the following link to go directly to Diabetes Central Ottawa to refer to a local community diabetes education program.Diabetes Central Ottawa.
If you are unsure about which insulin to use, what dose to start at, how to titrate or whether to discontinue the OHA, you can visit Diabetes Canada 2018 CPG webpage for interactive tools.
How soon can your patient be seen?
We are able to see clients for their first appointment within 2-3 weeks from receipt of the referral, depending on the client’s availability. If we are not able to contact the client then a fax will be sent to you informing you of this difficulty.
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CDEPO has developed a tool to support Diabetes Educators in learning how to help people living with Type 2 Diabetes manage their glycemia and how to support Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in adjusting antihyperglycemic agents (AHAs). It is essential for Diabetes Educators to recognize when people living with Type 2 Diabetes may benefit from an AHA adjustment, with or without lifestyle interventions.
“Glycemia Management in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Diabetes Educators” contains an internal certification program to recognize Diabetes Educators who have gained the knowledge and experience to provide safe and effective AHA adjustment recommendations to Physicians and Nurse Practitioners.
In order to use this guide effectively, Diabetes Educators must have an understanding of blood glucose (BG) pattern management and experience in reviewing BG values to identify patterns and trends. In order to effectively manage glycemia, the Diabetes Educator needs to understand all of the factors that can impact glycemia and be able to translate this knowledge into practice.
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Foot Care services (referral by healthcare providers only)- For chiropody services at Champlain Diabetes Chiropody Program, please complete and fax the following form Chiropody Referral Form.
If you are unable to access any of the referral forms please contact us for assistance:- Phone: 613-783-7760 (toll-free:1-888-220-8010) – Monday to Friday, between 8:45 a.m and 4:45 p.m.
- Fax: 613-774-7241
Champlain Diabetes Chiropody (Foot care) Program
Specialized chiropodists provide advanced foot care:
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Individual advanced foot care available for those at high risk of foot ulcers
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No routine foot care provided
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Must be referred by a primary care practitioner or a diabetes educator.
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This is an amputation prevention program for people 18 years and older living with diabetes having foot ulcers, open wounds and/or ingrown nails with bacterial infections. The program is hosted at Centretown Community Health Centre and provides access to chiropody services to many locations throughout the region. Clients must be referred by a health care provider.
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