The Finley Hospital
350 North Grandview Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: (563) 582-1881
Toll Free: 1-800-582-1891

Privacy Policy
Notice of Privacy Practices
Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.

Diabetes Services

The Kehl Diabetes Center can offer our patients state-of-the-art disease management and educational tools to improve their quality of life, caring for all of you. We believe that people with diabetes can live healthy, productive and enjoyable lives if they work to become skilled in self-management of the disease.

Diabetes care at the Kehl Diabetes Center
The team of healthcare professionals at the Diabetes Center offer information, instruction and support through educational programs and counseling sessions. We believe that while diabetes cannot be cured, it can be effectively managed by learning core skills.

We work with you and your physician to tailor a diabetes treatment plan that's right for you. Your care may begin while you are in the hospital and continue after discharge by a referral from your physician.

Services
Learn more about the services offered at Kehl Diabetes Center.

What makes us different?

• Improved diabetes management through nursing and nutrition education, counseling, blood glucose self-monitoring and insulin training.
• Better linkage between the patient's primary medical care and diabetes educators.
• Easy, convenient counseling sessions by appointment.
• Patient-focused educational approach to reduce long-term complications, thereby reducing the likelihood of hospital admissions.
• Staged Diabetes Management™, a scientifically based system for improving diabetes case management in primary care settings.

Our team consists of 

• Medical director (Endocrinologist)
• Certified diabetes educators
  - Registered nurses
  - Registered and licensed dietitians
• Registered pharmacist
• Licensed social worker
• Licensed physical therapist

We will help you take control of the disease, improving the quality of your life. 

How to contact Kehl Diabetes Center
There is a lot to learn about diabetes, but you don't have to "go it alone."

For more information about diabetes management programs for youth and adults at the Kehl Diabetes Center, please call 563.589.4899 or toll free 888.589.4899.

The Kehl Diabetes Center's diabetes outpatient self-management education program has . . .

• State of Iowa Department of Public Health certification
• American Diabetes Association program recognition

Iowa Health System's commitment to diabetes education and treatment.
Diabetes is a significant and costly public health concern that requires innovative strategies across the entire healthcare continuum. The hospitals and physician partners of Iowa Health System have made a commitment to offer our communities strong, integrated diabetes programs. To that end, they have been award the prestigious Ernest Codman Award, presented by TJC.

Staged Diabetes Management ™ is a trademark of the Institute for Research and Education of Health System Minnesota.

Michele White Malone, RN, BSN Director Kehl Diabetes & Babka Wellness Centers	Ronald Iverson, MD, FACP Medical Director Kehl Diabetes Center