South Huron Hospital/ Huron Perth Diabetes Program

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition in which your body cannot properly use and store food for energy. The fuel that your body needs is called glucose, a form of sugar. To control your body glucose, you will need to eat healthy foods, be active and may need to take pills and or insulin.

What does our program do?

Increase awareness of diabetes, its prevention, treatment and management

• Community partner with the individual living with diabetes and with other health care providers 

How do I contact the diabetes program?

South Huron Hospital offers a full time diabetes program and self-management program. The Program is comprised of a Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nurse, who are both also Certified Diabetes Educators. You may contact the South Huron Hospital Diabetes Program to make a self referral at (519) 235-5175. The clinic is open 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday.  Our referral form will be available electronically in the near future.

What will I learn?

 The program provides the opportunity to learn self management skills including: 

Web links

Click here to access Canadian Diabetes Association website

Click here to a website on how to properly Read Labels

Click here to access the Heart and Stroke Foundation website

Click here to access the Healthy Canadians website

Click here to access the website for Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging

Click here for access the website for Dietitians of Canada