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Diabetes Services

Your Diabetes Team

Primary Care Provider

Your primary care provider (PCP) may be an internist, family medicine provider or pediatrician. A PCP oversees and directs your care. Learn more about Riverside Primary Care.

Certified Diabetes Educator

A Certified Diabetes Educator, or CDE, is an expert in providing information about managing diabetes. All of the CDEs are either registered nurses (RNs) or registered dieticians (RDs). Riverside Diabetes Services offers classes taught by CDEs as well as one on one coaching and counseling.

Endocrinologist

An endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in diabetes and the endocrine system. Riverside Endocrinology & Diabetes Specialists has locations in Newport News and Williamsburg.

Additional Specialists When You Need Them

Depending on your individual situation, your diabetes team may need to include other specialists such as these noted here.

When the Whole Community is on Your Team

Riverside Health is Partnering in the Community to Improve Health in the Region

By partnering with community leaders and organizations, Riverside Health helps empower individuals across our region to take care of their health. From supporting access to healthy food to facilitating conversations on health equity, Riverside is actively working to keep the broader community on your Diabetes Team.

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Riverside in the Community with the American Diabetes Association

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“ “Being able to partner with Riverside Health System to truly begin to bend the curve and make a difference in this epidemic is so critical to the work that we do.” ”
-Deanie Eldridge, Executive Director, American Diabetes Association