Summit Medical Group’s Diabetes Live Well Program has been awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate. The Certificate recognizes quality diabetes self-management education programs across the nation.

The Diabetes Live Well Program provides provides outstanding medical, education and support services to people with diabetes and those who care for them. The Association’s Education Recognition Program assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. The ADA believes that Summit Medical Group’s program offers high-quality education that is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment.

Programs apply for recognition voluntarily. Those that achieve recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management. "The process gives professionals a national standard by which to measure the quality of services they provide to patients in their program," comments Jeffrey Bauman, M.D., board-certified endocrinologist and head of the Diabetes Live Well Program at the Group.

According to the American Diabetes Association, 7% of the U.S. population has diabetes. Approximately one-third of these people are unaware they have this disease. Many will first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications – kidney disease, blindness, nerve disease and amputation and heart disease and stroke. Two out of every 3 people with diabetes die from heart attack and stroke.

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading non-profit health organization supporting diabetes research, advocacy and information for health professionals, patients and the public. Founded in 1940, the Association has an area office in every state and conducts programs in communities nationwide. For information, visit www.diabetes.org.

For more information about Summit Medical Group's Diabetes Live Well Program, visit the Diabetes Live Well Program or the Department of Endocrinology online or call 908-277-8667.