Why Choose the Diabetes Center at Cincinnati Children's?
Improving Quality of Life | Comprehensive Care | Family-Centered Care l Diabetes Center Portal
Committed to Improving Quality of Life
When a child or teenager is diagnosed with diabetes, the entire family faces many challenges. The diabetes team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is here to help families cope with all of the questions, concerns and transitions related to diabetes.
Our goal is to help children and teenagers with diabetes feel healthy. We would like them to see themselves as a person first, and as a person with diabetes second. All of our efforts are focused on promoting health and safety, while encouraging "normal" life as much as possible. As children grow and develop, their health care needs change. Their diabetes care must be flexible to respond to these changes, prevent complications and provide state-of-the-art diabetes treatment options to families.
The diabetes team at Cincinnati Children's is comprised of nationally recognized leaders in pediatric diabetes care, education and research. They participate in basic science and clinical research related to diabetes. They also contribute to pediatric diabetes knowledge and care through professional publications and national presentations.
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Comprehensive Care
The key to effective diabetes care is a partnership between the child or teen with diabetes, the family and the diabetes team. The family is the expert on family life, family needs and the health of the child or teen with diabetes. The diabetes team has expert knowledge of pediatric diabetes care and treatment. Through regularly scheduled assessments and education sessions, along with periodic "what's new" updates, families are encouraged to continually learn, understand and participate in diabetes care and treatment decisions. By working together as partners, we can promote the physical and emotional health and safety of the child or teenager with diabetes.
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The Diabetes Center at Cincinnati Children's is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate and respectful care to every patient and family. Our team of experts offers individualized care and attention. Plus, on-site facilities such as the Family Resource Center provide personal, comprehensive, up-to-date assistance. The Family Resource Center staff offers the most current information in response to questions related to diagnoses, medical conditions or procedures. If you would like assistance working with your child's school, the Family Resource Center can also help.
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As part of our initiative to pursue perfect health care, the Diabetes Center care team at Cincinnati Children's provides families with online access to important health information about their child. Access is provided through an internet site called the Diabetes Center Portal. You can log on here.
The Diabetes Center Portal is a secure web site where patients, families and caregivers can view key health care information using a computer, such as lap reports, hospital admissions and clinic visit data. There's even a Question and Answer section where families can ask non-urgent questions.
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