Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease but can be treated and prevented. Treating diabetics and locating para-diabetic patients is a major goal in general as it is a chronic disease whose effects are not immediately felt.
Regular medical follow-up, periodic checkups and adherence to a healthy lifestyle to balance diabetes may help delay or reduce the complications of the disease. Clalit operates a series of programs for the follow-up and proactive treatment of diabetics, including periodic check-ups and balancing diabetes and concomitant diseases (hypertension and high cholesterol) along with modern technologies that enable monitoring of blood sugar levels.
• Multi-professional centers for the treatment of diabetes
Clalit Northern District has four multidisciplinary centers for the treatment of diabetes, including a specialist diabetes nurse with basic training in diabetes, a dietitian and the support of a social worker dedicated to chronic diseases and diabetes. The diabetes centers have installed software and technological tools that are essential for the treatment of diabetes, such as discharging data from glucose meters, pumps and sensors.
The centers are located in consulting medical centers and thus receive a wide range of consulting medicine such as the advice of an infectious disease physician, orthopedic vascular physician and cardiologist. In addition, we provide patients with a diabetic foot clinic service and when a patient comes for diabetes counseling and the examination reveals a change in the structure of the foot, he is referred to the advice of a diabetic foot specialist, “says Reid Atrash, a specialist and district diabetes coordinator.
• Group therapy and workshops
One of the currently accepted methods for supporting and improving the treatment of diabetics is by group therapy which contributes to raising knowledge and awareness and improves balancing clinical metrics. The meetings are held in small groups and the discussion is effective. Discourse map workshop is a method for creating change, learning and health involvement of the patient and is achieved through group play, this method differs from the traditional didactic learning form and has good results in responding and sticking to the treatment. Workshops are held in Hebrew and Arabic.
Along with the extensive work being done in the Northern District, to increase awareness of the disease and its complications as well as education for a healthy lifestyle and diabetes prevention, there are state-of-the-art technologies available to Clalit patients for the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
• Modern technologies
Exclusive at Clalit: A continuous, advanced and unique sugar meter of its kind in the world.
Monitoring of sugar levels using a subcutaneous sensor that is replaced once every six months, instead of once every 7 to 14 days.
Balancing blood sugar levels is a challenge facing every diabetic. The challenge is more significant when it comes to type 1 diabetics who are required to perform a number of tests daily in order to reach balance. In view of the difficulty in balancing sugar, Clalit offers patients with type 1 a continuous, modern and unique sugar meter of its kind in the world, which is suitable for use for about six months without the need to replace one sensor (sensor) every 7-14 days.
• Clalit Active
The leading app offered to Clalit customers is perfect and helps encourage a healthy lifestyle. The program rewards meeting health goals. The app adapts personal goals for improving health and performance is measured according to a weekly goal to encourage users to persevere and progress.
• DayTwo
A program to balance blood sugar levels by mapping the unique composition of intestinal bacteria that allows you to know which foods raise blood sugar levels and which do not and thus maintain a balanced sugar level. The service includes genetic mapping of intestinal bacteria + a customized nutrition app that allows you to check which foods are recommended to balance blood sugar levels and build a personal menu + consultation with Clalit’s online dietitian. Suitable for people with diabetes (type 2); People with pre-diabetes. At an exclusive price for Clalit customers, NIS 830.
Clalit Perfect customers are eligible for post-hospitalization recovery from diabetes, a healthy lifestyle workshop for the at-risk population, consultation with a specialist doctor on diabetes and prescription drugs with a perfect discount / extended coverage for prescription drugs and out-of-basket labels with special approval.
“On International Diabetes Day we will take a moment and think about our lifestyle, what we can do to be healthier. What foods can we remove from the menu while adding and what exercise can we add to our life routine. According to all the literature a healthy lifestyle can prevent disease development Diabetes or delay its onset, “concluded Dr. Tannos Korzum, Clalit Northern District Medical Director.