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Face-to-face diabetes support groups - United States
We are not always updated when groups are disbanded, change their meeting location, or when new groups are formed. Please be sure to contact the group leader or host facility before attending meetings to make sure you have the most up-to-date meeting information. If you cannot find a meeting group near you, we suggest you call local hospitals who often can give you information about diabetes support meetings and events in your own community.
Our list of meetings is intended for informational purposes only and is not an endorsement of recommendation of any group, person, or organization.
Elizabethtown
Lincoln Trail Dist Health Dept
1222 Woodland Dr., Elizabethtown,
KY 42702
Dawn Fraze, Mechelle Coble
270-769-1601
Disetronic
Louisville
Jefferson County Health Department
Park Duvall Community Center, 3015 Wilson Ave, Louisville,
KY 40211
502-574-6663
Disetronic - Meets 2nd Thurs
Louisville Baptist Hospital
Louisville Baptist Hospital East, 400 Kresge Way, Louisville,
KY 40207
502-897-8131
Disetronic - Meets 1st & 3rd Thurs Louisville
Louisville Diabetes Care & Education
10101 Linn Station Rd., Ste 560, Louisville, KY 40222
Pump Partners
502-412-3202
Disetronic - Meets 3rd Thurs
Louisville Hot Shots
Kosiar Children's Hospital, 218 E.
Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40206
Lisa Williams, RN, BSN, CDE
502-629-2094
Disetronic - Meets 1st Tues
Louisville P.U.S.H.
Leslie Sapanik
502-587-6010
Disetronic - Meets 2nd Tues
Louisville Sugar Babes
Kathryn VanGilder
502-895-7155
Disetronic - Meets 1st Tues
Louisville Support Group
Bellarmine Univ-Horrigan Hall, Newburg Rd., Louisville, KY 40205
Tonya Rich, RD, LD
502-722-1911
trich@disetronic-usa.com
Disetronic - Meets 4th Wed
University of Louisville
Ambulatory Care Building , 500 S. Jackson St., Louisville,
KY 40202
Mary Ann DeMuro
502-852-5237
Disetronic - Meets 2nd & 4th Thurs
No entry at this time.
No entry at this time.
Salisbury
Peninsula Regional Med Ctr Diabetes Pump Club
100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801-5493
410-543-7061
Meets every other month
Willards
36136 Lumber Yard Lane, Willards, MD 21874
Kim Fox, RN, CDE
410-835-0309
kimfox@aol.com
Taunton
Morton Hospital
Morton Hospital and Medical Center
72 Washington Street
Taunton, MA 02780
508-828-7000 ext. 7391
Contact:
Norma J. Mello, RN, CDE
4th Saturday 9-10 am
Woburn
MA Pumpers
Baldwin Park I Alfred Street, Woburn,
MA
Contact: Deb Lebam
Email: dgm555@comcast.net
Meets 2nd Saturday from 9:30 am - 12:00 noon
Bad Axe
Adult & Insulin Pump Diabetes Support Group
1100 S. Van Dyke Rd. ,
Bad Axe , MI 48413
Huron Medical Center
989-269-9521 x 4346
Detroit
Metro Detroit Pumpers
Kathy Korol, 734-673-8160
Erinn Foley, 248-770-0535
Escanaba
Insulin Pump Diabetes Support Group
Bay College,
Escanaba, MI
Todd Flath
906-789-2680
Grand Blanc
Genesys Regional Med Ctr Insulin Pump Support Group
One Genesys Parkway,
Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439
810-762-4455
Jackson
Jackson Pumpers
137 West Michigan Ave.,
Jackson, MI 49201
Bella Notte Ristorante
517-782-5727
jacksonpumpers@hotmail.com
Meets last Wed of month
Kalamazoo
P.U.G. Pump Users Group
Amy Lohrrmann
269-344-5791
alohrrman@juno.com
6:00 pm every other Friday
Lansing
Ingham County Insulin Pump Support Group
1200 E. Michigan Ave., Suite 340,
Lansing, MI
Sparrow Diabetes Center
517-364-5959
Meets quarterly
Royal Oak
William Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Rd., Royal Oak, MI
Deb Steen, RN
248-551-6799
Meets Bi-monthly 7-9 pm Thurs
Troy
Metro Detroit Pumpers
c/o Jamin Jave Café, 510 W. Big Beaver, Troy,
MI
Jan Albert
248-515-1854
MiniMed, Disetronic & Animas
Alexandria
Douglas County Hospital
DCH Education Room,111 - 17th
Avenue East, Alexandria, MN 56308
Diane Billing, RN, CDE
320-762-6091
3rd Tue 7:00 pm
Bemidji
Pump Users Group
Evangelical Covenant Church, Bemidji, MN
Sandy Richard
218-751-9635
Hastings
Regina Medical Center
Regina Medical Center 1175 Nininger Road Hastings, MN 55033
Sheryl Aschenbrennel
651-480-4467
Maplewood
HealthEast Diabetes Care Insulin Pump Support Group
St. John's Hospital 1575 Beam Ave. Maplewood, MN55109
Diane Hanson
651-232-6322
Meets 3rd or 4th Tuesday
St. Paul
Aspen Medical Group
Kathy Mowrey
651-603-7457
No entry at this time.
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Southeast Missouri Hospital 1701 Lacey Street Cape Girardeau,
MO 63701
573-334-4822
No entry at this time.
Grand Island
ADA Insulin Pump Support Group
St. Francis Medical Center
2620 W. Faidley Ave.,
Grand Island, NE
Contact: Connie Kulwicki,
308-389-5565
Call for dates and times.
Henderson
St. Rose Hospital Insulin Pump Support Group
St Rose Hospital - Siena Campus - Garden Room, 102 E Lake Mead Dr, Henderson,
NV
Dottie Stade
702-616-4327
7:00 pm 1st Wed of month
Lebanon
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Contact: Rita Odell, RN, M.Ed., CDE, BC-ADM
603-650-8630
Meets quarterly, 6:30-8:30 pm - Call for dates & meeting room
Manchester
Catholic Medical Center Insulin Pump Support Group
Kathy Winslow, RN, CDE
kwinslow@cmc-nh.org
6:00 pm
Nashua
Southern NH Med Ctr Insulin Pump Support Group
8 Prospect Street, PO Box 2014, Nashua NH 03061
603-577-2000
7-9 pm 3rd Thurs every other month
American Diabetes Association Referral Service for Support Groups: For insulin-dependent and noninsulin-dependent persons in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Morris, Somerset and Union counties. Referrals to various support group meetings in New Jersey. (800) 342-2383.
Dover
New Jersey Pump Group
St. Claire's Hospital, 400 W.
Blackwell St., Dover, NJ 07801
Linda Bork
973-989-3603
ljbork@yahoo.com
7:30-9:00 Mondays
Edison
Insulin Pump Therapy Support Group: Support group for pump wearers or
anyone interested in learning about the insulin pump. Meets at Diabetes Center,
308 Talmadge Road, Edison. For dates, call (800) 991-6668.
Flemington
Hunterdon Pump Club
Hunterdon Medical Center, 1100 Wescott Drive, Flemington,
NJ 08822
Disetronic - Meets 2nd Thurs
Hackensack
MOLLY Center for Children with Diabetes and
Endocrine Disorders
30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-996-5329 (phone)
201-525-0115 (fax)
Livingston
Joslin Insulin Pump Support Group
Joslin Center for Diabetes, Saint Barnabas
Ambulatory Care Center, 200 South
Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
973-322-7200
Long Branch
Long Branch NJ Pump Support
Group
Monmouth Medical Center, Steinam Housman 114, Long Branch, NJ
Steve Roche
732-923-6990
sroche@monmouth.com
Morristown
Morristown Adult Pump Support Group
Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madison Avenue Morristown,
NJ 07962
973-971-5524
7 pm 1st Thurs every other month
New Brunswick
St. Peters University Hospital Insulin Pump Support Group
St. Peters University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Contact: Fransie Connelly, CDE, LCSW
732-745-8600 ext. 8704
fconnelly@saintpetersuh.com
Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7:00-8:30 pm
Kids Pump and Teen Pump Support Groups: For children and teen-agers who use insulin pumps to control diabetes. Meets at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. (732) 745-8574.
Adults With Diabetes Support Group: For those 18 and older with diabetes, their spouses, relatives and friends. Meets the first Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. (732) 745-8600, Ext. 8198.
Insulin Pump Support Group: For adults with diabetes. Meets at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. (732) 745-8600, Ext. 8704.
Princeton
Princeton Pump Club
Medical Center at Princeton, 253 Witherspoon St.,Princeton,
NJ
Disetronic - 4th Wed
Somerset
American Diabetes Association: Mission is to
prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by
diabetes. Mailing address: 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset 08873. (732)
469-7979.
Somerville
Living Well With
Diabetes: Support group meets Dec. 8, 8 to 9:30 p.m. and Nov 3, 7 to 9 p.m. at
Diabetes Center at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. (908) 685-2846.
Raritan Township
Diabetes Support
Groups: Meet at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. (908) 788-6136.
Stillwater
Camp Nejeda
910 Saddleback Rd., Stillwater,
NJ 07875
Carol Simms, RN
973-383-2611
nejeda@nac.net
Farmington
DIPS
LifeCourse Center, 2325 E. 30th St., Farmington, New Mexico 87401
Cathie James
505-327-2271
7-8:30pm the third Thursday of each month
Silver City
1511 West 8th Street, Silver City,
NM 88061
Mary Ann Finn, RN, CDE
505-388-0243
gelbfinn@aol.com
Bronx
Bronx Insulin Pump Support Group
Sheryl Merkin
718-904-2221
Must call Erika at 718-904-2883 for appointment - Meets quarterly
Brooklyn
Jewish Diabetes Assoc.
959 East 26th St., Brooklyn, NY 11210
Nechama Cohen
718-787-4532 (phone)
718-382-1230 (fax)
nechama@jewishdiabetes.org
150 pumpers
Goshen
Diabetes Treatment Center
845-342-7555
Harris
Catskill Regional Medical Center Diabetes Education Center
4th Floor, Main Bldg. 68 Harris Bushville Road, Harris, NY 12742
845-794-3300 ext. 2106
Call for details
Jamestown
WCA Hospital Diabetes Insulin Pump Support Group
207 Foote Ave, Jamestown, NY 14701
716-664-8246
Meets monthly
Plainview
Long
Island Pump
Club
999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY
MiniMed
Poughkeepsie
Mid-Hudson Valley NY Pump Group
St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie,NY
John Kinsley
845-483-5188
johnk@fcc.net
7:00 pm Tuesdays
Spring Valley
Jewish Insulin Pumpers
31 Herrick Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977
Rabbi Hirsch Meisels
845-352-7532 (phone)
845-573-9276 (fax)
JewishInsulinPumpers@yahoogroups.com
Staten Island
Staten Island Insulin Pump Support Group
Community Wellness Center, Staten Island Mall
Josephine "Jo" Greico Coordinator, Support Groups
718-226-9173
8:00 pm 1st Monday
Syracuse
JUMP (Joslin Upstate Medical Pumpers)
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital Joslin Diabetes Center 90 Presidential
Plaza, Syracuse, NY 13202
Contact: Diana Stuber
315-464-2516
stuberd@upstate.edu
Meets April, June, August & October - Dates and times TBA - Call for
details