Diabetes Support Groups in Washington D.C

Diabetes is a health condition where your pancreas either does not produce the right amount of insulin or where your body produces insulin but it can’t use it properly.
Type 1 diabetes is where your pancreas does not produce the right amount of insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is where your body does produce insulin but it can’t use it correctly. Both of these types of diabetes have similarities and they have their differences. If you are living with this health condition you know the value of a good support system.

This article tells you where you can find good solid diabetes support systems in Washington, D.C. Contact them for more information.

MEDSTAR Health – Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Diabetes Institute Education Program
110 Irving Street, EB 4130
Washington, D.C. 20010
202-877-7772

MEDSTAR Health – MedStar Research Institute
MedStar Diabetes Institute Outpatient Education Program
650 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20003

Providence Hospital
Diabetes Self Management Education Program
1150 Varnum Street
Washington, D.C. 20017
202-269-7000 p761

Sibley Memorial Hospital
Diabetes Education Self Management Program
5255 Loughboro Rd
Washington, D.C. 20016
202-537-4145

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Moving Toward Diabetes Self Management
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Endocrinology Clinic, 7D
Washington, D.C. 20307
202-782-5209

Howard University Hospital
Diabetes Self Management Program
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW Suite 5000 Tower Building
Washington, D.C. 20060
202-865-3290

Online Support Groups for home bound Washington D.C. residents:

Diabetes UK
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes-uk/join

Diabetes and More
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiabetesAndMore

Diabetes Support Group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/groups/Diabetes_Support_Group/

Diabetes World
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetesworld/

Diabetes Support
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/Diabetes-Support

Diabetic Exchange Diet
http://groups.yahoo/com/group/DiabeticExchangeDiet/