The Florida Hospital Diabetes Institute at Florida Hospital Celebration Health provides state-of-the-art training and self-management education to people with diabetes and their families.
 
The Diabetes Institute offers a variety of education options at Celebration Health and other campuses, including daytime, evening or weekend group classes in English and Spanish that explain diabetes, how to control it, ways to monitor blood glucose, nutrition counseling and weight management, insulin and medication instruction, and other diabetes-related issues.  This program, which utilizes a copyrighted curriculum and education manual, is taught by experienced registered nurses and dietitians nationally certified in diabetes education.  The interactive class format utilizes a variety of 3-D models and audio-visuals, individualized meal plan, individualized medication counseling and post-education follow-up.
 
Other services available include:

• General diabetes education
• Gestational diabetes education
• Topic-specific individual diabetes counseling
• Individual nutrition consultation for impaired glucose tolerance, elevated lipids, or reactive hypoglycemia
• Insulin pump therapy education provided by experienced RNs who are certified insulin pump trainers

Our program has been awarded recognition from the American Diabetes Association as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education programs and is an approved Medicare provider for Diabetes education.  Most of the time are services are covered under insurance with a small co-pay.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Damon Tanton, please fill out a Contact Us form or call (407) 303-4855.