Endocrinology & Metabolism

Our Approach to Diabetes & Endocrinology

When it comes to diabetes and endocrine disorders, we believe you play the most important role in managing your health. The more you learn about your condition and how it affects you, the easier it will be to make decisions. These decision will improve how you feel, your activity level and your long-term health outlook.

To support your health management, we provide individualized treatment plans and partners with you to make the best choices for your health.

Diabetes Care

Uncontrolled diabetes can put you at risk for complications such as increased risk for many conditions, including:

• Heart attack and stroke
• Kidney, nerve and eye damage
• Erectile dysfunction
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Periodontal disease

Our team of board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, certified diabetes educators and specially trained dietitians and nurses work with you to develop your treatment plan. We empower you to self-manage the disease before any extensive damage occurs.

We specialize in:

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

Diabetes Centers

IU Health Diabetes Centers offer outpatient clinical and educational services to help manage your condition.

Our team of diabetes educators help you and your family gain the knowledge and skills you need to achieve and maintain control of your diabetes.

Diabetes services provided through the Centers

• Diabetes education
• Diabetes management
• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Insulin initiation and regulation
• Insulin pump education
• Gestational diabetes education
• Diabetes counseling
• Medical nutrition therapy

Endocrinology Care

For conditions related to the endocrine glands and hormones, IU Health endocrinologists are leading experts in several specialty areas, including:

Bone Metabolism

Our nationally renowned doctors bring you the latest in treatment options for metabolic bone disease. This includes treatment and management of osteoporosis. Our services use advanced technology for bone densitometry to test for osteoporosis.

Pituitary Disease

We work with our neurosurgery program to treat pituitary disorders, including pituitary gland tumors.

Thyroid Disease

We work together with surgeons specializing in thyroid cancer to provide you complete care. We offer on-site ultrasound technology for thyroid scans at many of our locations.

Why IU Health for Diabetes & Endocrinology

We recognize the impact diabetes and disorders of the endocrine system can have on patients’ lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing you complete and personalized treatment. We use the latest medical advances to help you get back on track to a healthy, active life.

We help you manage diabetes, thyroid disease including thyroid cancer, osteoporosis, adrenal and pituitary conditions and other endocrine disorders. We do this through the following:

• Access to the latest research breakthroughs and scientific developments, including clinical trials.
• Full-service diabetes centers with programs in early detection, education and self-management.
• Certified diabetes educators, including dietitians and nurses with special training in diabetes care and education.
• A wide range of outpatient programs and services for diabetes and chronic endocrine disorders.

The American Diabetes Association has recognized IU Health Diabetes Centers for quality self-management education.

All IU Health Diabetes & Endocrinology physicians are faculty members with the IU School of Medicine Division of Endocrinology. The major research interests of our faculty include:

• Alcoholism
• Hypertension
• Metabolic bone disease
• Obesity
• Lipid disorders
• Diabetes

The IU School of Medicine is also home to the Diabetes Translational Research Center to organize research that improves the prevention of diabetes and the delivery of diabetes care.