Joslin Diabetes Center

The Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, a national affiliate of the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, offers comprehensive treatment to individuals in the tri-state area with diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has awarded the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at West Penn its prestigious three-year Certificate of Recognition for the Center's Diabetes Self-Management Program. Through this program, patients are provided state-of-the-art information and the skills necessary for self-management of diabetes, including:

• nutrition (Click here to get Joslin's featured Recipe of the Month!)
• medications
• blood glucose monitoring
• self-management of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
• complication prevention and treatment
• psychosocial adjustment
• family involvement
• use of healthcare systems
• community resources

The Center's certified diabetes educators also offer a  weight management program and a support group for insulin pump users.

Individuals may self refer or be referred by a physician for individual services, such as nutritional counseling, diabetes education and/or for comprehensive evaluation by an endocrinologist.

Click here to visit the national Joslin Center web site (www.joslin.org)
Click here to view the national Joslin diabetes education library
Click here to send the Joslin Diabetes Center a Blood Sugar Report via email

Joslin Diabetes Center
5140 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 578-1724
joslin@wpahs.org