Endocrinology
The department specializes in managing diseases of the adult grandular system and metabolism, including diabetes. Our comprehensive services include management of Type I diabetes, Type II diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pregnancy-related diabetes.
Services
Treatment options include:
- medications
- insulin (injections, pumps)
- glucose monitoring (home, continuous)
Diabetes Education
Our program's special emphasis on comprehensive diabetes education and self-management has earned recognition from the American Diabetes Association. Education is available in both group classes or one-to-one, and in English or Spanish. The curricula address a wide variety of diabetes topics including:
- physiology
- medications
- stress & depression
- home glucose monitoring
- nutrition
The Sansum Clinic Advantage
The department offers the advantage of access to the full range of Sansum Clinic resources, including:
- convenient locations throughout Santa Barbara County
- outstanding physician care and nursing care
- choice of numerous primary care providers and specialty care providers
- prompt access to specialty care and urgent care services
- coordinated appointment scheduling
- physicians' desktop access to our state-of-the-art digital x-ray results
- comprehensive laboratory services
- unified medical records (e.g. charts, history)
Moreover, our staff's breadth and expertise in diabetes is outstanding. A team of nurse educators, nutritionists, and certified diabetes educators support board-certified endocrinologists.
Because diabetics can sometimes experience complications from their illness, such as heart disease or eye disease, it's also important to have access to a team of health care providers who understand your complete health care needs and work cooperatively to maintain the most appropriate diabetes management strategy. Sansum Clinic's many specialty departments and integrated approach to care allows our department's providers to work closely with the Sansum Clinic network of specialists in cardiology, ophthalmology, and other related fields.
More Information About Endocrinology
Providers
- Diana Baltodano, CDE
- Daniel N. Berger, MD
- C. Christopher Donner, MD, FACP, FACE
- Lucy M. Ortega, PA
- Rosanna Petronella, PA-C, CDE
- Amy van't Riet, BSN, RN, CDE
- Mark Wilson, MD