Overview

Through the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program, people learn how to manage their diabetes with skills like checking blood sugar, taking medicine on time, eating healthy, staying active, and coping with stress and other diabetes challenges. The DSMES team is trained to help people set, achieve, and maintain their health goals.

Benefits include:

  • Improved hemoglobin A1C levels (the 2-3 month average of blood sugar levels)
  • Improved control of blood pressure and cholesterol levels
  • Improved ways to take your medicine at the right doses and times 
  • Fewer and less serious complications of diabetes
  • Healthier lifestyle behaviors
  • Decreased health care costs

Who qualifies?

Contact the DSMES program near you to see if you qualify. 

How to sign up

For in-person programs, contact a DSMES service location near you to apply.

To join our statewide online programs, visit the Fresh Start website  to see if these programs are the right fit for you.  

Service locations for in-person programs

Anchorage

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Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
4951 Business Park Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-743-7200

Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Diabetes and Nutrition Center
3340 Providence Drive, A Tower Suite A453
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-212-7980
Spanish: Yes

Southcentral Foundation
Diabetes Education Program
4320 Diplomacy Drive, Suite 1121
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-729-4380

Bethel

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Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
PO Box 528
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone: 907-543-6049

Fairbanks

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Tanana Valley Clinic
Diabetes and Nutrition Education Center
1001 Noble Street, Suite 450
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-458-2676
Spanish: Yes

Homer

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South Peninsula Hospital
Diabetes Education Program
4300 Bartlett Street
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 907-235-0311
Spanish: Yes

Ketchikan

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PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Diabetes Education Services
3100 Tongass Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-228-7685

Ketchikan Indian Community
2960 Tongass Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-228-9426

Kodiak

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Kodiak Community Health Center
1911 E Rezanof Drive
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: 907-481-5000

Soldotna

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Central Peninsula Hospital
250 Hospital Place
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone: 907-714-4404

Wasilla

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Capstone Clinic
3122 E Meridian Park Loop
Wasilla, AK 99654
Phone: 907-357-9590

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