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Nutrición

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Nutrition plays a very important role in our health and well-being, especially with things like disease prevention, management of disease and weight loss/management.

Our registered dieticians (RD) are here to aid in the progress and achievements of your goals. Our dietitians counsel and educate patients about nutrition concerns including diabetic diets, weight loss, weight gain, low carbohydrate, and other special diets. From weight loss, diabetic restrictions, low fat and cholesterol, gluten free, low sodium, pregnancy, and eating plans for adolescents; we ensure that each nutrition plan is tailored for you! 

Diabetes is a growing disease in America. Our staff can help you learn how to reduce the chances of developing diabetes or, if you have diabetes, help you learn how to manage your diabetes. Whether its discussing insulin management or at home blood sugar checks, our dieticians are able to aid every step of the way. We also have a Educador certificado en diabetes that is specialized in treating patients with diabetes.

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We offer classes that discuss various topics around nutrition, weight loss, diabetes, and health management to help you. You can expect to see topics such as:

  • Healthy Meal Planning/Preparation
  • Basics of Diabetes
  • Ejercicios esenciales
  • Carbohydrate Counting

Our dieticians and services can help you navigate your journey to a healthier lifestyle. Ask your health care provider for a referral to our services, today.

Managing your weight loss journey can be difficult, but sometimes it just takes the right health coach to keep you on track and assist in achieving your goals. Our Lose to Gain Weight Loss program is designed to analyze a patient and create a cohesive plan that covers multiple areas of one’s health. Check out Shawnee Health’s proven weight loss program, Lose 2 Gain.

Nutrition FAQs

It depends upon your insurance plan. If you have Medicaid, you will not have any out-of-pocket cost. Medicare covers Diabetes nutrition counseling or renal disease nutrition counseling if your doctor orders it. If you have a private insurance plan, please check with insurance to see. Reduced fees are available for our Shawnee Financial Assistance Program patients.

All Shawnee Health clinics are currently closed. If you need to get ahold of the On-Call Provider, call 618-519-9200, press option #1, select your “specialty” needed and follow the prompts for our On-Call Provider. If you are dealing with an emergency please call 911 or visit the ER.

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