Patient Spotlight

Teresa Harackiewicz

Each month we highlight a patient who is successfully managing their diabetes. They are nominated by their care team and displayed on our Wall of Honor in the clinic waiting area. Teresa was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2006. This past November she met with Dr. Malkani in our clinic and her A1c was at 7.5%, which was the highest it had been since her T2D diagnosis. During the past 6 months, thanks to a new healthy lifestyle, she has already lost 25 pounds and dropped 3 dress sizes! FULL STORY

Quality Patient Care

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The Diabetes Center of Excellence clinical care team works to continuously improve our patient-centered approach. We provide lifestyle education to both the person with diabetes and when appropriate, to care-partners (e.g. family members). Our team includes specialists in both adult medicine and pediatric care, including certified diabetes educators, dieticians, exercise physiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, office support staff, as well as primary and specialty care physicians.

The goal is to educate and empower the person with diabetes to learn everything needed to effectively manage this complex and chronic disease. Our "North Star" or guiding principle is to provide treatments that help people with diabetes avoid disease complications so that they can lead long, healthy, and independent lives, until the cure is found.

MyCareTeam Online Diabetes Management System

The UMass Memorial Medical Center is proud to offer MyCareTeam Clinical (MCT Clinical). This online tool allows you and your care team to maintain regular contact and better manage your type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Clinical Trials

Ongoing clinical trials in diabetes at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School are focused on understanding how to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes.

Specialty Clinics

The UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence works closely with UMass Medical specialists for diabetes-related complications, providing services including: