At Portland Family Practice diabetic care is very important to us.  We strive to provide the most complete diabetic care we can, including individual and group counseling sessions.    Nanis Gilmore, Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator is happy to meet with you and discuss your current practices-- what's working , what's not; and to help you explore issues affecting your diabetes management. Nanis has access to a wide variety of supplies and learning tools that may be useful to you, helping you champion your own health care.  Please contact our office to schedule an appointment.
Telephone:
(503) 233-6940
(503) 236-2676 (fax)
The DigiScope® Eye Exam
Do you have eye disease? The only way to know is to have a dilated screening eye exam.  Diabetic eye disease has no warning signs.  If you have diabetes, please call our scheduling desk and make your appointment today.  Early detection can save your vision.
**Note: If you are already being treated by an ophthalmologist for retinopathy, we encourage you to continue seeing that physician for regular eye exams.
Diabetic retinopathy is a condition that causes the tiny blood vessels in the back of the eye to become blocked, leak or even rupture. Early signs can be blurry vision, floating spots or poor night vision. Fortunately, like many of the complications of diabetes, the progression of retinopathy can be slowed or even stopped with early detection and appropriate treatment.
Portland Family Practice is contracted with EyeTel Imaging to offer in office screening exams for our patients with diabetes.  The digital images are sent to Wilmer Eye Institute at John Hopkins Medical Center directly after your appointment and results reported to your provider within 48 hours.
Your diabetic screening exam is billed to your insurance just like a medical appointment.
If you do not have insurance please contact our billing office for assistance.
Please call our clinic at (503) 233-6940 to schedule.
When to Schedule your Labs and Preventive Exams:

Every 3-6 months:
  • HemoglobinA1C
(3 month average of blood glucose)

Yearly:
  • Complete exam with your provider, including filament foot exam
  • Lab work to include: Cholesterol, Micro-Albumin, and Liver function.
  • Flu Vaccination
  • Dilated eye exam with Ophthalmologist
  • Goal setting/review

People with diabetes also need a one time vaccination of Pneumovax. 

Frequency of follow-up appointments and lab testing will depend on your overall blood sugar control.