Phone: (757) 984-7106
Location:
Geddy Outpatient Center
400 Sentara Circle
2nd floor, Suite 203
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Sentara supports patients diagnosed with diabetes with a comprehensive team of resources. Available team members include certified diabetes 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
- Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Insulin start
- Blood glucose meter training
- Insulin pump and/or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
- Carbohydrate counting
Group classes
- Healthy Living with Diabetes - Diabetes education classes are offered as a series of three weekly classes lasting around two hours each. You’ll attend one class per week for three weeks.
How to register for diabetes classes
Have you found a class that’s right for you? A referral from your healthcare provider is required 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 757-984-7109. Download and print the physician referral form.
For information, call the Diabetes and Nutrition Outpatient Center at 757-984-7106. Classes meet at Sentara Williamsburg Medical Center in the Geddy Outpatient Center unless otherwise specified. More information will be provided once you are scheduled for a class.
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 10am.