Endocrine Society member Saleh Adi, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, is spearheading the new pediatric diabetes support services by Marin General Hospital at the Braden Diabetes Center in partnership with the Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes at UCSF.
Before Marin General Hospital’s Braden Diabetes Center collaborated with UCSF Health to offer pediatric diabetes services in Marin, families had to travel outside of the county to receive medical care for their children with diabetes. The frequency at which these families require support, the consequences of not having care for the children in a timely fashion, and the family challenges of balancing careers, school, work and extracurricular activity schedules, makes the proximity of care very important.
“We are so excited this partnership is bringing quality pediatric type 1 diabetes care to our community in Marin County,” said Marcena Hopkins Peterson, Founder, T1DMarin, the Type 1 Diabetes Support Group in Marin. “To have Dr. Adi, a renowned physician, director of UCSF’s Madison Clinic, and a passionate supporter and beloved friend to our community in Marin, changes so much for our families. We are grateful and thrilled this day is here!”
Adi and his team of specially trained pediatric nurses and dietitians, all of whom are certified diabetes educators, offer children and their families one-on-one care and group support for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, along with the critical information for managing their illness, such as intensive insulin management, pump training, continuous glucose monitoring, and medical nutrition therapy.
“Living with diabetes or caring for a child with type 1 diabetes is hard enough and full of daily challenges — distance to quality care shouldn’t be one of them,” said Adi, director of the Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes at UCSF. “I am delighted to partner with the leadership and staff at the Braden Diabetes Center to be the cornerstone of a program in Marin that will facilitate access and improve the health of children and young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from Marin County and other parts of Northern California. I am grateful to the team at Marin General Hospital under the leadership of Dr. Linda M. Gaudiani, who enthusiastically opened their arms to host our program and worked tirelessly to make it happen.”
Adi and his team help families adapt to a new diagnosis or live with diabetes in the best way possible. The care regimen for a child with type 1 diabetes is considerable, and may include six to eight injections of insulin and eight to 12 finger sticks to check blood sugar each day, counting carbohydrates at all meals and snacks to determine insulin doses, educating relatives, teachers, day care providers, friends and babysitters so they know what to do to prevent a medical emergency, and checking a night time blood sugar if sports or extra fun play occurs during the day. The Braden Diabetes Center team provides education at least annually within the Marin County school districts to teachers, principals and support staff.
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