Diabetes & Endocrinology

Inpatient Services

North Mississippi Medical Center staff teaches hospitalized diabetes patients survival skills such as monitoring, managing hypoglycemia and insulin administration.

Outpatient Services

In-depth education including individual nutrition counseling, self-management and insulin pump initiation is provided in an outpatient environment.

Comprehensive Diabetes Self-Management Program

This class includes intensive diabetes management covering every aspect of managing diabetes on a daily basis. The class is taught at NMMC hospitals in Eupora and Tupelo.

All of these services are available through physician referral. Until there's a cure, we will continue to offer hope and help.

Support Services

Living with diabetes is a daily challenge. NMMC's Diabetes Treatment Center staff offers a variety of follow-up services to help patients and their families stay informed, up-to-date and in control of their condition.

Healthy Cooking Class

NMMC's Diabetes Treatment Center periodically offers "Healthy Cooking for People with Diabetes," taught by a registered dietitian. Sessions include a cooking demonstration and recipe sampling. Participants learn how to modify recipes to decrease the sugar and fat and how to incorporate portion control and carbohydrate counting into meal planning. Other topics include food label education and shopping tips.