Mission statement
The mission of Community Hospital’s Diabetes Education Center is to improve the knowledge, health and quality of life of individuals with diabetes. Empowering individuals and the community through education on diabetes management is the key to achieving optimal health.

Our healthcare professionals
Terri Thompson, BSN, RN, CDE, Diabetes Specialist
Jeanette Durham, MS, RD, CDE
Christina Bybee, RD, Weight Management Specialist

Diabetes
Learn the basic skills to manage diabetes in your life. Community Hospital’s Nutrition Services offers Diabetes Education through support groups, classes, educational
materials, and personal consultations.
Click here for more information on our services for diabetes.

Weight Management
Community Hospital’s Nutrition Services will help you get on track to a healthier lifestyle. Simple steps such as healthy food choices and physical activity will help you achieve your goals. Personal consultation will help you manage and achieve a healthy weight.

We also offer pre/post surgical weight loss consultants. Learn more about our surgical weight loss center.

Hypertension
Due to the serious effects of hypertension, forming a healthy lifestyle plan is essential when it comes to lowering your risk factors for heart disease. By consulting a dietitian you will learn how to stay informed about your blood pressure, balance it at a healthy level through diet and exercise. The DASH diet plan (dietary approach to stop hypertension) can be personalized to help decrease cardiac risk factors.

Cholesterol Management
Nutrition Services will explain how cholesterol works within your body. Learn how a healthy cholesterol level greatly
improves heart health. By learning how cholesterol is
produced, distributed, and functions within your body it is
easier to form an effective dietary and exercise plan to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Community Hospital’s education classes cover:

1. Disease process and treatment options


2. Nutritional management and carbohydrate recommendations


3. Physical activity recommendations


4. Medications


5. Monitoring blood glucose levels


6. Preventing and detecting complications


7. Goal setting


8. Psychosocial adjustment


9. Preconception care


10. Hypo/Hyperglycemia education

Click here to learn more about our comprehensive classes.

Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine. Many lifestyle changes are in order when learning to live with celiac disease. Nutritional Services can help devise a personalized healthy eating plan. They will help you understand the disease, and identify foods you should avoid.

Food Allergies
Our dietitians can help answer your questions about food allergies and intolerance for all ages, and can also provide you with information on helpful services and resources to promote sound nutrition habits. Topics include milk or nut allergy, lactose intolerance, gluten/wheat and irritable bowel syndrome.

Vegetarian / Vegan
There are several types of vegetarianism and it can be a healthy and satisfying way of eating. If you have gone “meatless”, you may be wondering if your diet is well balanced for optimal health. Vegetarian meals can help you maximize nutrition while reducing fat and calories. Learn how to achieve a balanced plant based diet through a personalized consultation with a dietitian.

Sports Nutrition
Establishing a healthy eating pattern is very important when it comes to athletics. There is a direct correlation between nutritional intake and your body’s fitness. Nutrition Services will personalize a healthy and balanced diet to correspond to the other key components of a fit athlete. Athletic goals, ability and health will all be evaluated in order to help you achieve your top athletic performance!