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1. SIPHON DIABETES CENTER

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4. Background & History Siphon Diabetes Center is the recently built diabetes clinic & research center which is a provider of diabetes education. The Center was founded in 2010 in West Haven by Health Care students in the belief that the key to managing diabetes is with patient involvement, education and empowerment. It is located on the West Haven Center in West Haven, Connecticut. Siphon is unique in its sole focus on diabetes and has the best team of board-certified physicians treating diabetes and its complications, as well as the most skilled staff of Certified Diabetes Educators in the world. Since its inception, Siphon has focused on aggressive, comprehensive care of the patient. Over 1500 active patients receive specialty care for their eyes, skin, heart, kidneys and feet. Siphon supports its own diabetes research team with more than 10 faculty level investigators for a total of more than 20 researchers. A team from Siphon surveyed in different areas of Connecticut where they found about 3000 patients with diabetes who were then trained to take care of their diabetes.

5. Definition of Diabetes Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Under normal circumstances, it's made by beta cells that are part of a cluster of hormone-producing cells in the pancreas and regulates the level of glucose in the blood, preventing the level from going too high. Diagnosis In order to determine whether or not a patient has pre-diabetes or diabetes, we do, 1) Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG) – if blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dl signals pre-diabetes & blood glucose level of 126 mg/dl or higher has diabetes 2) Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) - blood glucose level is measured after drinking a glucose-rich beverage. If the two-hour blood glucose level is between 140 and 199 mg/dl, has pre-diabetes & if the two-hour blood glucose level is at 200 mg/dl or higher, has diabetes.

9. Eye Diseases Fig: Glaucoma Fig: Cataracts Fig: Gangrene Fig: Athlete’s Foot Foot Diseases

19. (Leadership and Management Model for Siphon)

20. Staffing (Demand Based) Profession Number of Positions Practice Manager 4 Receptionist (Reception & Billing) 4 Medical records manager 4 Dietician 4 Pharmacist 8 Physicians 8 Registered nurse 4 Lab Technicians 4 Certified Nursing Assistants 16 Physical therapist 4

21. Profession Number of Positions Naturopath 2 Chiropractor 2 Acupuncture Therapist 2 Massage Therapist 2 Psychology counselor 2 Exercise physiologist 2 Podiatrist 2 Trainers for wellness center 8 Salesmen 8