Available at the following centers:
Straub
Straub Medical Center combines top-quality medical care and health management programs to help patients make healthier lifestyle choices and develop the skills to lower risk factors, increase energy levels and enjoy a better quality of life.
Programs include:
Diabetes Self-Management Education
- Diabetes overview and goal-setting.
- Nutrition and exercise.
- Medications and monitoring.
- Understanding the complications and emotional aspects of diabetes.
- Fiber and label reading.
- Medical nutrition therapy and nutritional counseling for:
- Preventing chronic disease.
- Weight management (including the need to regain weight).
- Treatment of medical issues such as kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome and celiac disease.
- Special diets such as food allergy, food-drug interaction and nutrient deficiency.
Contact Straub Health Management at 808-522-4325 (physician referral is required).
Nutrition Counseling
Straub believes that sound nutrition education is a key component to a person’s health. A registered dietitian can help patients decrease their risk of disease, manage their weight, increase energy levels and achieve optimal performance in all they do.
A registered dietitian is uniquely qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy and promote optimal nutrition and wellness. Individual consultations with a registered dietitian are available at multiple Straub clinic locations on Oahu.
Services Include:
- Assessment of current dietary habits and health status.
- Body fat testing and anthropometrical measurements.
- Individualized nutrition planning and lifestyle coaching.
- Label reading and healthy shopping habits.
- Recipe alteration and healthy cooking guidelines.
- Exercise consultation.
- Disease prevention.
- Goal-setting and action plans.
- Management of medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
For a one-on-one consultation, call 808-522-4325 or see your physician for a referral to a registered dietitian. Specific recommendations are based on medical conditions, lab work and patient needs.
Diabetes Self-Management Education
A certified diabetes educator or registered dietitian (some of whom are also certified diabetes educators) provides education on the fundamentals of diabetes and the skills necessary for the daily self-management of diabetes. Straub Medical Center’s program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association.
Classes offered include:
- Diabetes Overview and Goal Setting – What is diabetes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, types of diabetes, and goal-setting for success.
- Nutrition and Exercise – Meal planning options, how food affects your blood glucose, benefits of exercise, and getting started on an exercise program.
- Medications and Monitoring – Learn to use glucose meters, how your medication works and more.
- Complications of Diabetes and Understanding the Emotional Aspects of Diabetes – Understanding the complications of diabetes, treating low blood glucose, treating high blood glucose, proper foot care, and discussing emotions related to having diabetes.
- Fiber and Label Reading – Learn how to read the nutrition facts label, benefits and sources of fiber.
Other services offered include:
- Initial assessment.
- Medical nutrition therapy.
- Pregnancy and preconception care.