Diabetes Nutrition Services

Medical nutrition therapy

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic offers both group and individual medical nutrition therapy sessions. These sessions are led by a registered dietitian who is also a certified diabetes educator. During this fun, hands-on, interactive class, participants will use food models and food labels to learn about:

• Food groups
• Carbohydrate counting
• Healthy eating for diabetes
• Understanding blood sugar target goals
• Reading food labels
• Fiber tips
• Alcohol guidelines
• Eating out and more

Learn how to make changes to control your diabetes, one meal at a time.

Weight management

Regular attendance to the Weight Management program and lifestyle changes help patients with and without the diagnosis of diabetes to prevent the development or progression of Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Patients that already have diabetes can improve their blood glucose control to prevent associated complications. This program helps participants understand how to make healthy eating and physical activity choices, and can lower the risk of complications from pre-diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes and obesity.

Sessions include:

• Setting weight, BMI, exercise and behavior goals
• Learning about fat, portion sizes, mindfulness eating, food triggers, behavior modification, physical activity, lifestyle activities and increasing energy