Diabetes Clinic

Diabetes is a major focus of the Endocrinology Section at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  We have a multidisciplinary team that works together to care for patients and families affected by diabetes.  Our goal is to empower families to successfully manage diabetes at home in order to provide as normal a life as possible for patients with diabetes. 

The team serves as teacher and coach to families approximately four half-days per year to enable the family to provide excellent care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.  Our team includes physicians and advanced practitioners, diabetes educators, dietitians, social workers, diabetes nurses, and a psychologist.  We care for patients with Type 1 (“Juvenile”) diabetes and Type 2 (“Adult”) diabetes as well as less common forms such as inherited monogenic diabetes and MODY diabetes. 

We offer a variety of approaches to diabetes therapy, customized to family needs, such as insulin pump or basal/bolus therapy.  Our approach is proactive, medically and educationally and psychosocially, in order to identify needs early to prevent problems from developing. 

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Our Clinics

Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205

Dublin Close to Home on Venture Dr.
5665 Venture Drive
Dublin, OH 43017

Westerville Close to Home on N. Cleveland Ave.
433 N. Cleveland Ave.
Westerville, OH 43082

Your Care Team

Physicians and Advanced Practitioners (Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants)

• Coordinate the Team
• Medical Evaluation and Decision Making

Diabetes Educators

• Assess skills and knowledge of family
• Diabetes education

Dietitian

• Assess skills and knowledge of family
• Carbohydrate counting
• Nutritional counseling

Social Worker

• Assess and address family strengths and possible barriers to diabetes control
• Financial advice and guidance
• Brief counseling and support groups

Psychologist

• Patient and/or Family Counseling

Patients and Families

• Check blood glucose, count carbs, administer insulin carefully
• Keep a blood glucose log to see patterns
• Adjust insulin or call if blood glucose is consistently out of range