What treatment is involved and does it hurt?
We utilize Dynatronic STS therapy, other forms of electrostimulation, and bi-polar magnets. Exclusive to our chronic pain clinic, we utilize a special nerve transmission altering cream and special optimizer electrodes, which have been found to make the STS treatments more effective. The treatments in our clinic do not cause pain. Avoiding additional pain is absolutely necessary in treating chronic pain. Pain, including pain induced from treatments, can worsen chronic pain.RSDS is a chronic, complex pain syndrome, and cannot be “cured”. However, pain free remission is possible and you can have a normal life, again.Diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication of diabetes that damages the retina. Half of the 15 million Americans with diabetes suffer from diabetic retinopathy. At first, there are no symptoms.

What is the Rice Diet Program & Heart Disease Reversal Clinic?
We are an outpatient treatment center in Durham, NC. Patients from all over the world come here for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and renal disease.Summa’s Center for Diabetes Care will bill directly to all health insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid. For more information, call Summa’s Center for Diabetes Care at .

Who was studied?
The study included 529 men and women with type 2 diabetes who were cared for at a medical center in Turin, Italy.The Cray Center is part of the endocrine/internal medicine department and outpatient services. Outpatient billing is administered through KU Physicians Incorporated. All professional services are considered billable.Summa’s Center for Diabetes Care will bill directly to all health insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid. For more information, call Summa’s Center for Diabetes Care at .

How do I enroll as a nurse clinic patient?
You need to see one of our endocrinologists for evaluation and development of a treatment plan. Once the plan is in place, and you feel you would like to move to the ARNP/PA-C clnics, discuss your desire with the doctor. He will arrange for you to be assigned to an ARNP or PA-C if he feels that is appropriate.Summa’s Center for Diabetes Care, located at St. Thomas Hospital, is an education center staffed by experts in diabetes. These instructors are here to provide you with the latest information about this illness and answer your questions.

Can I just walk in for classes, meter clinic or support group?
Support group meets the last Tuesday every other month from 1-2 pm on a walk-in basis, with no charge. Participation in classes needs to be scheduled in advance (referral from physician needed for insurance payment) Meter clinic is from 11 am - 12 pm daily and walk-ins are accepted. This clinic is designed to help people having problems or concerns with their current meter or need a new meter and instruction.We have had years of experience in the testing and treatment of the chronic pain, including specialized training in sensory nerve testing. Not only do we have more experience with the STS treatment than any other chronic pain clinic in the world, but also, the STS was invented here. We are utilizing techniques that, to my knowledge, are unique to our practice. These techniques include the Dynatron STS and the patented topical cream and patented electrodes.No, CDHD does not provide any diabetes screening or diagnostic testing. You can consult with your family physician or contact the Humphreys Diabetes Center.

Why are your results so much better than anyone else’s?
We have had years of experience in the testing and treatment of the chronic pain, including specialized training in sensory nerve testing. Not only do we have more experience with the STS treatment than any other chronic pain clinic in the world, but also, the STS was invented here. We are utilizing techniques that, to my knowledge, are unique to our practice. These techniques include the Dynatron STS and the patented topical cream and patented electrodes.Individual diabetic dietary education is available to patients followed by KU Internal Medicine or KU Endocrine physicians only. If you are an Internal Medicine patient, you may schedule a dietary appointment through the Internal Medicine scheduling clerk (). If you are followed by an Endocrine physician, you may schedule a dietary appointment through the Cray Center. Group dietary instruction occurs as part of the group education classes.The answer to the first question used to be yes. However, we have licensed one of our patents to the Dynatronics Corporation.