Overview of Programs

  1. Clinical Program/Adult Primary Care: Focus is on providing diabetes education to adults with Diabetes in collaboration with the patients' primary care physician. Our approach incorporates family and friends into our diabetes education programs. We provide diabetes education and prevention strategies for groups at risk of diabetes.
  2. Pediatric Program: Focus is on providing diabetes education to pediatric patients and their families in collaboration with the patients' primary care physician. We work in conjunction with Beth Israel's Pediatrics department in providing education to children and parents of patients with diabetes.
  3. High Risk OB/Gyn Program: We work in conjunction with Beth Israel's OB/GYN department to provide diabetes education in an effort to offer resources to pregnant women with diabetes. Additionally, we help pregnant women with diabetes and their families adjust to unique issues that they commonly face.
  4. Insulin Pump Program: The program will offer resources for people with diabetes interested in insulin pump therapy. We will provide instructions for patients with diabetes currently on insulin pump, and/or those in need of initiation of the insulin pump delivery systems. General information about pump therapy, including carbohydrate counting, basic concepts, insulin/carbohydrate ratio, basal/bolus regimens, sensitivity/ correction factor, diabetic ketoacidosis, and glucagon emergency kits will be provided.
  5. Research Program: Our research program consists of a variety of research on diabetes. These research projects range from molecular biology and basic science, to clinical trials and studies of the effectiveness of various educational approaches.
  6. Five Borough Outreach Program: The Friedman Diabetes Institute is committed to addressing the educational needs of diabetes patients throughout the five boroughs. Certified Diabetes Educators (Registered nurses and a Registered Dietitian) will work in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health. They will also serve as a resource for other health care providers while helping to improve clinical outcomes in outpatients and inpatients with Diabetes.
  7. Karpas Community Program: Community outreach programs are offered in collaboration with the Karpas Health Information Center at Beth Israel Medical Center and will include lectures and workshops on diabetes prevention as well as diabetes control and management. These programs will be run by the Friedman Diabetes Institute instructional team, as well as invited speakers.
  8. Deaf Community Program: The goal of this program is to develop a diabetes education curriculum for the deaf. The program will consist of Diabetes Self-Management Education Program (DSME) designed for the deaf by Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) and sign language interpreters.
  9. Food Labeling Program: This nutritional program demonstrates food options for people with Diabetes. The Institute will provide cooking demonstrations, portion controls and appropriate food choices. Our goal is to empower people with Diabetes to choose healthier food choices and portions.
  10. "Pump Food" Program: In collaboration with the "Pump Energy Food" company, this program helps people with diabetes to form healthier eating habits.
  11. Running Your Life©
    Keeping fit, focused and moving forward    : Running your Life is a program for people with diabetes that combines a motivational informational workshop with physical training. The program was designed in collaboration with the Achilles Track Club. Each week a different topic is presented in the workshop that will help individuals reach their goals. There are also two physical fitness classes every week at 6pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Participants train for a predetermined walk/run, from walking a mile to running a marathon.
  12. Latino Outreach Program: The Latino outreach program specifically targets the Latino community within NYC in an effort to understand their unique needs and to provide educational opportunities for them to lead healthier lives while living with diabetes. A variety of diabetes educational programs will be offered in Spanish in the various Spanish speaking communities in New York City.
  13. Asian Outreach Program: The Asian outreach program specifically targets the Asian community within NYC in an effort to understand their unique needs and to provide educational opportunities for them to lead healthier lives while living with diabetes. We will provide diabetes education to the various Asian communities while building bridges between the Asian communities and the Friedman Diabetes Institute.
  14. South Asian Outreach Program
  15. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Liaison: Disseminate knowledge about
    Diabetes Management by writing the articles and organizing support groups and
    workshops in collaboration with JDRF.