Diabetes Education and Resource Center - 718.246.8600 or 718.246.8603

The Importance of Managing Diabetes
Living with diabetes can be difficult. Managing the disease often requires a strict
regimen of medication, diet and exercise as well as regular monitoring to make
sure that blood sugar levels remain steady. By failing to keep the disease in check, you run the risk of developing numerous complications, including:

• Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Diabetic Retinopathy (Eye Disease)
• Diabetic Neuropathies (Nerve Damage)
• Poor Blood Flow and Nerve Damage in the Feet and Legs that can result
  in gangrene and the need for amputation
• Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose)
• Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure
• Stomach Nerve Damage (Gastroparesis)
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Urologic Problems
• Complications during Pregnancy

If you're already experiencing these problems, visit your doctor or contact
718.499-CARE to find a new doctor.

Our Team                                                            

New York Methodist Hospital offers a multidisciplinary team of doctors as well as on-site diabetes educators and nutritionists to provide you with the comprehensive care you need to manage the disease and any related illnesses. We even offer bariatric surgery to help diabetics suffering from obesity to get both their weight and the disease under control.

     
Dr. Farida Khan, Vice Chairman,                Dr. Sabita Moktan, Director of
Chief, Division of Endocrinology                  Diabetes Resource Center

Our Center's Mission

At the Diabetes Education and Resource Center, our mission is to provide quality comprehensive diabetes self-management education. We beleive that education is the key to empowering the person with diabetes to better manage his or her disease and avoid the complications of diabetes and achieve an optimum health status.  

Our Services and Support Groups

View our brochure.

Contact us:
Diabetes Resource Center
263 Seventh Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.246.8600 or 718.246.8603
diabetes@nym.org