Diabetes Management Program

Diabetes Management Program

What is the Diabetes Management Program

The program assists UC Berkeley students in the management and treatment of Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. As a participant, you will partner with your Primary Care provider and a team of UHS staff to help you stay on top of your care. 

Benefits of the program include regularly scheduled appointments with your Primary Care provider, routine check-ins to “know your numbers” and access to additional services such as nutrition counseling and exercise management, all coordinated by your care management team.  

Early intervention and consistent management of diabetes increase the success of treatment and reduce both short-term and long-term health complications from diabetes.  If you have Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, we hope you will consider joining our program.  

Who is the program for

If you have a medical diagnosis of either Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, we invite you to join our Diabetes Management Program. 

How to join the program

If you would like to sign up to participate in the Diabetes Management Program or if you would like to learn more about the program, send a secure message on the eTang portal: 

  • Choose New Message and under Primary Care/Clinical Services, select "Contact the Medical Home Care Management Program" hit continue, and select "Send a message to the Diabetes Care Management Program".  
  • A care team member will reach out to you for the next steps on how to join. 

The Diabetes Management Program is available for all UC Berkeley students, independent of insurance type. There are no additional charges to participate in this program.    

Resources

Diabetes Nutrition and Exercise Handout 

Facts about Diabetes

Additional facts from the CDC about diabetes in the US:

  • More than 37 million people of all ages (about 11% of the population) have diabetes.
  • 96 million adults (more than 1 in 3) have prediabetes, blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.
  • Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents aged 12 to 18 and 1 in 4 young adults aged 19 to 34 have prediabetes.
  • Diabetes complications are increasing for young adults aged 18 to 44 and middle-aged adults aged 45 to 64.
  • Diabetes is more common among American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian people than non-Hispanic White people.

Keeping diabetes under control through effective disease management can lower the risks of diabetes complications. For example:

  • Effective blood sugar management can reduce the risk of eye disease, kidney disease, and nerve disease by 40%.
  • Blood pressure management can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke by 33% to 50%. Improved cholesterol levels can reduce cardiovascular complications by 20% to 50%.
  • Regular eye exams and timely treatment could prevent up to 90% of diabetes-related blindness.
  • Healthcare services that include regular foot exams and patient education could prevent up to 85% of diabetes-related amputations.
  • Detecting and treating early diabetic kidney disease by using kidney protective medicines that lower blood pressure can reduce decline in kidney function by 33% to 37%.