Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
An education program to teach how to manage diabetes on a daily basis
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
Find an Alaska-based program near you
Anchorage
Anchorage
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
Bethel
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
PO Box 528
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone: 907-543-6049
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Tanana Valley Clinic
Diabetes and Nutrition Education Center
1001 Noble Street, Suite 450
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-458-2676
Spanish: Yes
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
1650 Cowles Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-458-2676
Haines
Haines
Southeast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)
Haines Health Center
131 1st Avenue
Haines, AK 99827
907-766-6300
Juneau
Juneau
Southeast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)
Ethel Lund Medical Center
1200 Salmon Creek Lane
Juneau, AK 99801
907-463-4040
Ketchikan
Ketchikan
Ketchikan Indian Community
2960 Tongass Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-228-9426
Kodiak
Kodiak
Kodiak Community Health Center
1911 E Rezanof Drive
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: 907-481-5000
Sitka
Sitka
Southeast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)
Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK 99835
907-966-2411
Soldotna
Soldotna
Central Peninsula Hospital
250 Hospital Place
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone: 907-714-4404
Wasilla
Wasilla
Capstone Clinic
3122 E Meridian Park Loop
Wasilla, AK 99654
Phone: 907-357-9590
Program list updated in June 2025.