Diabetes & Endocrinology

Our team of certified diabetes educators, dietitians and nurses with specialized training in diabetes care and education work collaboratively to develop treatment plans that best suit each individual patient. Uncontrolled diabetes can put a person at risk for complications such as increased risk for heart attack and stroke, kidney, nerve and eye damage, erectile dysfunction, peripheral arterial disease and periodontal disease. We believe patients have the best chance of a healthy life by learning how to self-manage the disease before any extensive damage occurs.

We specialize in:

• Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes
• Intensive insulin management and pump therapy
• Pre-diabetes and diabetes prevention

Our educators will partner with you, your family and your doctor to help you manage your diabetes. We recognize each of our patients is different and require unique needs. Together, we will develop an individualized plan to help you learn skills on how best to control your form of diabetes based on your specific lifestyle. 

If you or a family member have been diagnosed with diabetes, Indiana University Health Diabetes Centers offers outpatient clinical and educational services, including individualized treatment plans, to help manage your condition. Our team of experienced diabetes educators has created a comprehensive program to help you and your family gain the knowledge and skills you need to achieve and maintain control of your diabetes. Our educational classes are certified by the American Diabetes Association and taught by registered nurses and dieticians specializing in diabetes.
Services offered at the centers include:

• Comprehensive Diabetes Education
• Individual consultations
• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Insulin initiation and regulation
• Insulin pump education
• Gestational diabetes classes
• Diabetes counseling
• Meal Planning

At Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, pediatric endocrinologists provide comprehensive services for infants, children, and adolescents with diseases or disorders of the endocrine glands, such as thyroid disease or diabetes. Our team of experienced practitioners, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, specializes in treating all endocrine problems of infancy, childhood and adolescence. These include growth disorders, Turner syndrome, disorders of sex development, delayed and precocious puberty, congenital and acquired disorders of thyroid function, hypoglycemia, disorders of calcium metabolism, adrenal disorders, diabetes insipidus and anterior pituitary dysfunction.

Our Pediatric Diabetes Team cares for over 1800 children with diabetes in Indiana and beyond, generating individualized treatment plans as unique as each child. In addition to evaluation and treatment, an important part of our Endocrinology program at Riley Hospital is providing extensive educational and support services for our patients and their families.