Patient Programs

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Team Clinic is a clinical appointment to enhance the patient experience, accredit advocacy, and provide patients the empowerment to take control of their own appointments through real life experiences, interactive situations, and community connections at the Barbara Davis Center. 

Patients meet briefly with their provider followed by breaking off into parent and teen groups.

Parents are able to share their experiences with one another while patients have the ability to problem solve and think critically through day to day settings they often come across.

Through this experience we provide the means for patients to prepare to become the driver of their Type 1 Management.

Newly diagnosed patients are referred to the Barbara Davis Center from all over Colorado, adjacent states and the Rocky Mountain region. Patients and their families receive intensive and comprehensive individual and group training, care, and counseling with the clinical care team members from the Center. BDC providers remain in close contact with newly diagnosed patients until the patient and family are comfortable with their care and in good control. Most patients will eventually be seen routinely four times a year, however providers are available 24 hours a day to help with changes in regimens, emergencies and illnesses. All newly diagnosed patients and their families receive a free copy of Understanding Diabetes (the Pink Panther book) written by Dr. Peter Chase and Dr. Brigitte Frohnert.

Additionally, in a collaborative effort between the BDC Pediatric and Adult Clinic as well as the Adolescent Medicine Program at the Children’s Hospital Colorado, the BDC has developed a novel approach to transitioning adolescents with T1D from pediatric to adult diabetes care. This program is focused on patient education and empowerment through shared medical appointments and peer interactions.

Pregnancy and Women’s Health Clinic

The Adult Diabetes Division offers special care for women with diabetes (pre-existing) to actively manage glucose levels throughout pregnancy, menstrual cycles, and the menopausal transition. In pregnancy, women progress from insulin sensitivity in the first trimester to progressive insulin resistance in the second and third trimesters to insulin sensitivity once again in the early post-partum period. This includes the care of women on multiple daily injections of insulin, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy, and/or continuous glucose monitoring therapy. Adult clinic providers proactively monitor for progression of diabetic complications that may occur during pregnancy, such as eye and kidney disease and hypertension. Additional services include:

Pre-conception counseling visit

Educational pregnancy handouts tailored to patients with pre-existing diabetes

In-person clinic visits at least once monthly for glucose management during pregnancy 

Interim management of insulin doses through My Chart or by phone in between clinic visits

Post-partum follow-up visit

For additional info please call 303.724.6797

Barbara Davis Center Clinica de Grupo Latino

Ustedes tienen la gran oportunidad para asistir al Grupo Latino en el Barbara Davis Center en donde pueden aprender más acerca de la diabetes en una forma divertida, interactiva y ambiente familiar que respeta su cultura y su lenguaje.

También van a tener la oportunidad de conocer a otros niños de su edad y familias latinas que también batallan con las mismas cosas. Cubrimos temas como la nutrición, el ejercicio, la insulina, la tecnología y problemas personales o de comportamiento con pláticas interactivas y actividades divertidas presentadas por nuestras enfermeras, nutricionistas, y trabajadoras sociales.  Cada visita contará como una de sus visitas del cuidado de la diabetes que se deben agendar cada 3 meses y  se alternan con sus visitas regulares en el Barbara Davis Center para que no tengan que venir más a menudo de lo que normalmente hacen.  Hacemos los grupos en español pero podemos dar los materiales en inglés dependiendo en su preferencia.  Siempre estamos actualizando el plan de estudios para dar una experiencia nueva tanto para las familias nuevas en el programa como para aquellos  que han venido muchas veces.

Horarios alternos para niños (menores de 11 años) y adolescentes (mayores de 12 años) el cuarto jueves del mes de 8:30 a. m. a 11:30 a. m.

Preguntas sobre el Grupo Latino o para fijar una cita:

Erika Rodriguez

Erika.rodriguez@ucdenver.edu

(303) 724-6758

**Para el Grupo Latino pueden hacer cita enfrente o en el número de teléfono del BDC**

Barbara Davis Center Latino Group Clinic

You have AMAZING the opportunity to attend the Latino Group Clinic at the Barbara Davis Center where you can know more about diabetes in a fun, interactive way with your family that respects both your culture and your language.  You will also have the opportunity to meet other kids your age and other Latino families that also struggle with the same things.  We cover topics like nutrition, exercise, how to administer insulin, technology and personal or behavioral concerns utilizing interactive talks and fun activities presented by our nurses, nutritionists and social workers.  Each visit will replace every other regular visit you have at the Barbara Davis Center so you do not have to come more often than you normally do, every 3 months.  The groups are done in Spanish but materials can be provided in both English and Spanish depending on reading preference.  We are always updating the curriculum in order to provide a new and relevant experience for either those who are brand new or those who have been attending for a while.

Latino Group Meeting: Alternating Schedules for Kids (11 and under) and Teens (12 and over) on the 4th Thursday of the month from 8:30am to 11:30am

Questions about the Latino Group or to schedule an appointment:

Erika Rodriguez

Erika.rodriguez@ucdenver.edu

(303) 724-6758

**For the Latino Group, you can make an appointment at the front desk**

Telemedicine 

Dr. Paul Wadwa has developed a model telemedicine program providing residents in Wyoming and remote parts of Colorado with access to our expert services. Since the start of the program, over 1,000 visits have taken place, significantly improving access to subspecialists for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes without traveling hundreds of miles to the BDC. The program saw a 13% increase in encounters in 2018 and is on track to potentially see an additional 28% increase in 2019 (see Figure 5). In addition, several research studies have used videoconferencing technology to increase access to diabetes care, including direct to home care for high risk T1D patients.

BDC Telehealth Partner Facilities

Our clinical social workers meet with each new onset family in order to help them adjust to the diagnosis of diabetes. They are available to help families and kids with diabetes related issues at any time, both during clinic visits and outside of regularly scheduled appointments. Drs. K. Driscoll and S. Majidi have implemented an innovative screening, evaluation and treatment program for depression in pediatric patients with diabetes.

This special workshop developed by the BDC pediatric clinic is designed specifically for grandparents of children with type 1 diabetes. The workshop teaches grandparents the fundamentals of diabetes from nutrition to blood testing. Sessions are designed to encourage open discussion and answer the myriad of questions parents and grandparents share when learning their child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

For more information, pease contact Regina Reece

Tel. 303.724.6744 

regina.reece@cuanschutz.edu