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Nutrition Counseling and Diabetes Education

Caring, Supportive, Empowering ... Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes

The Nutrition Department Can Help You With:

  • Diabetes (Types 1 and 2)
  • Hypoglycemia
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Nutrition for older adults
  • Weight management
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Food allergy
  • G.E.R.D. (heartburn)
  • Irritable bowel disease
  • Diverticulosis
  • Other stomach & intestinal problems
  • Kidney disease
  • Eating disorders
  • Nutrition during pregnancy
  • Celiac Disease
  • Nutrition for children
  • Osteoporosis
  • Women's health
  • Failure to thrive
  • Sports nutrition
  • Vegetarianism

We Can Help If You:

  • Eat on the run and survive on hit-or-miss meals
  • Have high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure - or relatives with these conditions
  • Routinely go "on" and "off" diets, only to regain the weight you lost
  • Take vitamin pills, or wonder if you should
  • Want to invest in your health and future well-being - as well as that of your family

Individualized Care

The Lifetime Health Medical Group Nutrition Services and Diabetes Education Department has expertise in diabetes education and nutrition therapy. Nutrition plans are tailored to your medical conditions. We work with you to create a program to meet your individual needs. We are part of your health care team and work with your doctor to provide you with a comprehensive plan. 

Classes

To help individuals and families better address the increasing trend of obesity and poor health, Lifetime Health Medical Group periodically offers "Food and Fitness for Your Family." This interactive program helps you and your family with easy, tasty and healthy food ideas, activities and exercise tips. The program features topics such as the food pyramid, grazing, exercise and the connection between food, emotions and positive self-esteem. The class is is covered by some plans.  Call your insurer to verify benefits.


Insurance

Nutrition services and diabetes education at Lifetime Health Medical Group may be a covered benefit for members of BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Fidelis Healthcare, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare.

Meet Our Nutritionist

Karen Jankowski, RD, CDE, CDN
Karen has been involved in nutrition counseling as a registered dietitian for more than 20 years, and as a certified diabetes educator for more than six years. She combines practical up-to-date recommendations with an awareness of the emotional connection of food choices, working as a "nutrition coach" to help empower individuals towards meeting health challenges through a positive step-by-step approach.

Convenient Locations

Amherst Health Center
1185 Sweet Home Road

Empire Drive Health Center
130 Empire Drive

Mosher Health Center
899 Main Street

To Contact Us

Please call us at 716/568-2346 to schedule a nutrition appointment. For nutrition related questions, contact directly the Nutrition Services and Diabetes Education Department at 716/668-6170 ext. 5168.