Welcome to the official site of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Health and Wellness

Diabetes Program

 

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center currently operates a number of projects designed to reduce the burden and incidence of diabetes among our patients: the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI); the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP); and the KDHE Diabetes and Hypertension Quality of Care programs. 

Health Center Wellness Center

 Call Cory Wabski, Fitness Coordinator at 785.966.8272

for appointment.

 

 

Community Gardens

To download the poster featured above, click here.

For Gardening Tips Presentation, click here.

Resources:

Could you have diabetes and not know it? Take the American Diabetes Association Risk Test to find out.

 

Food Guide Pyramids:

Native American Food Guide Pyramid

Food Guide Pyramid for Kids

 

Diabetes Tip Sheets:

We have the Power to Prevent Diabetes

Take Care of Your Heart

 

Links to important information regarding diabetes may be found below:

American Diabetes Association

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Diabetes Screening

Diabetes Self-Management at Stanford University

The Diabetes Institutes Foundation

The Glycemic Index

Making Systems Change for Better Diabetes Care

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders

Nemours Kids Diabetes Center

NIDDK "I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes"

Take Care of Your Heart, Manage Your Diabetes

U.S. FDA Diabetes Information