We ARE The Diabetes Bus Initiative
In 2000, our founder and a small group of people with diabetes set out to address a need. People in rural and non-urban communities around North Carolina had little to no access to diabetes self-management classes and hospital programs offering these classes were closing despite the rise in diabetes.
Diabetes is complicated- ask anyone you know with diabetes. Day-to-day things like eating, activity level, exercise, stress, and medications all must be monitored for their effect on blood glucose. Diabetes gets more difficult to manage the longer you have it. It is often misunderstood and people with diabetes are sometimes blamed for having caused the diabetes by their lifestyle.
People new to diabetes and people who face worsening blood glucose management need help navigating this condition by someone who knows about it. Our educators are all Certified Diabetes Educators and are highly qualified at helping people learn the skills to manage their diabetes while maintaining their quality of life. We offer free classes in small town hospitals and doctor's offices in rural NC.
DMS works hard at buidling collaborative relationships with others striving for better, healthier North Carolinian's like: CCNC nurses, BeActive NC, Healthy Carolinians 2020, Eat Smart, Move More NC, and our many hospitals, providers, and clinics in the regions where we teach.
We need your continued support so that we can meet our goal of reaching all of North Carolina by 2020, completing the high prevalence areas of the Piedmont and East before moving to Western NC. Last year, 84% of all expenses were spent on diabetes education programs to improve the health outcomes and quality of life of North Carolinian's living with diabetes. Please won't you help us lift the burden of diabetes one class location at a time?