Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities - Community Diabetes Education Program

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Program:

Community Diabetes Education Program

Organization:

Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities

Phone Numbers:

416-847-4134

Fax:

416-283-1057

Email:

intake@schcontario.ca

Website:

www.schcontario.ca

Address:

629 Markham Rd, Unit 2
Toronto, ON
M1H 2A4

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Intersection:

Markham Rd and Lawrence Ave

Location:

Toronto (Scarborough)

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

	Service
Mon	9am-5pm
Tue	9am-5pm
Wed	9am-5pm
Thu	9am-8pm
Fri	9am-5pm
Sat	9am-5pm

Public Contacts:

Alvin Ramnanan - Interprofessional Primary Care Manager
aramnanan@schcontario.ca
Lisa Hughes - Supervisor of Community Health Teams
647-221-6771

Service Description:

Supports for people living with gestational, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes * one-on-one or group consultation on monitoring blood sugar levels, medications, healthy eating, exercise, and other lifestyle choices * registered nurse, registered dietitian, social worker, endocrinologist and diabetes educator on staff

non-insulin and insulin injection
nutritional counseling
foot screening/assessment
therapeutic counseling for clients and families
ongoing management of chronic diseases
triage service for urgent client illness

Other locations include:

2660 Eglinton Ave E * Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
1333 Neilson Rd, Unit 320 * Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
520 Ellesmere Rd, Suite 303 * Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
629 Markham Rd, Unit 2 * Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Fees:

Free

Application:

Call * no referral required * un-rostered patients accepted * wait times 1-3 days

Eligibility / Target Population:

Adults 18 years and older with prediabetes type 2 diabetes

Languages:

English * Chinese (Cantonese) * Chinese (Mandarin) * Nepali * Pashto * Punjabi * Tamil * Urdu

Language Notes:

Interpretation services available for many languages

Area Served:

Scarborough and area

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