Community Health Centers of South Central Texas
diabetes care and resources
Need support to manage diabetes? Our team of experts can assist you with personalized care that is tailored to your health needs. We offer free dietician, medication discounts, at-home monitoring, and regular checkups to help you stay well and healthy. Call and make an appointment today.
Community Health Centers of South Central Texas
diabetes care and resources
Need support to manage diabetes? Our team of experts can assist you with personalized care that is tailored to your health needs. We offer free dietician, medication discounts, at-home monitoring, and regular checkups to help you stay well and healthy. Call and make an appointment today.
Nutrition Counseling
Personalized support and guidance to help manage diabetes effectively
retinal eye screenings
Preventive eye screenings for adult patients with an active diagnosis
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We can help make diabetes treatment more accessible and affordable
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free nutrition counseling
We now offer personalized dietitian services for established patients with an active diagnosis of diabetes that is currently uncontrolled. Through free virtual meetings with a dietician, we help you manage your condition, monitor your blood sugar, and feel healthier.
Eligible patients can schedule a virtual appointment with a dietitian and receive one-on-one guidance to better manage your diabetes.
- Virtual appointments from home
- Virtual appointment from a CHCSCT clinic location
- No cost for patients who meet program requirements
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800-343-1577
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Diabetes 101
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.
How does the body normally process food?
Your body breaks down most of the food you eat into sugar (glucose) and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy.
How does diabetes affect the body?
With diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE DIABETES?
We recommend you schedule an appointment for a checkup where we can run tests on your blood and other vitals. From there, we can provide recommendations to help you navigate care you might need. Read more about diabetes here.
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Eight Central Texas locations with quality care for the whole family. To make an appointment, call now.
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Retinal eye screenings
CHCSCT offers an in-house Retinal Eye Screening Program designed to provide preventative eye screenings for adult patients with an active diabetes diagnosis.
The program includes a retinal eye examination to detect early signs of diabetic retinopathy, a common complication of diabetes affecting the eyes.
As part of our commitment to community health, the screenings are entirely free of charge.
By offering this program, we aim to promote early detection and proactive management of eye-related complications for our diabetic patients.
