Your body moves sugar (glucose) through the blood so that it can be turned into energy. However, when your body has difficulty turning sugar into energy, your blood sugar levels can no longer be regulated. As a result, you develop diabetes. Diabetes can occur if your pancreas cannot make enough of a blood sugar-regulating hormone called insulin or if your body does not respond as well to the insulin your pancreas makes.
Currently, there is no cure for diabetes, but the diabetes care team at Beaufort Memorial can help you manage it and prevent complications — two keys to staying healthy. Our providers work with you to develop exercise and diet plans that fit with your tastes and lifestyle, make healthy lifestyle changes, and find ways to help you adhere to a medication regimen and monitor blood sugar as needed.
If you have diabetes, enroll in our nationally recognized Diabetes Self-Management Program. Call the LifeFit Wellness Center at 843-522-5635 or have your primary care provider fill out a referral form.
Diabetes can be confusing, but you don't have to face it alone. At Beaufort Memorial, we take a team approach to diabetes care. That starts with diabetes education at the LifeFit Wellness Center, which is home to our diabetes care center. As part of our Diabetes Self-Management Program, you'll meet with certified diabetes educators who will help you develop the skills you need to manage diabetes, including how to monitor your blood sugar, take medications as directed, get active and avoid complications. Importantly, our certified diabetes educators are also registered dietitians who can teach you how to make smart dietary choices, track carbohydrates and read food labels.
Additional members of your diabetes care team may include: