If you’re living with diabetes, questions about meals, medicines and glucose readings can come up between medical appointments. A diabetes education visit offers time to work through those everyday concerns.
Skagit Regional Health highlighted its outpatient services for Diabetes Awareness Month in a Nov. 4 overview of diabetes education. Its program serves people across Island and north Snohomish counties as well as Skagit County. For readers in Arlington, Stanwood and Camano, here is where to start and what to check before booking.
Start with the education scheduler
Call 360-814-8329 to ask about diabetes education. The program lists weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Its current education pages place the service at Skagit Regional Clinics - Riverbend, 2320 Freeway Drive in Mount Vernon.
Before making the trip, confirm the appointment location, available dates and the kind of visit being arranged.
What the program offers
According to Skagit Regional Health's service information, the adult program includes individual appointments, group classes and follow-up visits. Topics include meal planning, glucose monitoring, medication and insulin questions, pump training, and coping with day-to-day challenges.
Classes are taught in English. The health system says patients who need another language receive individual education with medical interpreters. Mention your preferred language when arranging the visit.
Ask about a referral and costs
The program overview says a healthcare-provider referral is required. Its services page also describes a self-referral option for people without insurance. Ask the scheduler which route applies to you and where your provider should send the referral.
For medical nutrition therapy with a dietitian, the health system specifically says a provider referral is needed.
Before booking, ask your insurer whether the particular service and provider are covered, whether authorization is needed, and what deductible or copayment may apply. Ask the clinic for an estimate if you will pay yourself.
Skagit Regional Health says uninsured patients may qualify for sliding-scale payments. Its financial assistance information also describes help for qualifying patients with or without insurance. Patient Financial Services can explain options at 360-814-7575.
A separate specialist option in Smokey Point
The health system also lists endocrinology at Smokey Point, 3823 172nd Street NE in Arlington, on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The specialty number is 360-814-6315.
That listing is for specialist care. Use the education scheduler above to confirm where an education appointment would take place.
Bring the questions you want answered
For nutrition visits, the clinic asks patients to bring their medication and supplement list, relevant lab results, insurance information, and any food or glucose records they already keep. A short list of your own questions can help make the visit useful.
Service information checked Nov. 5, 2026. Sources: Skagit Regional Health's diabetes, nutrition, clinic-location and financial assistance pages, linked above.
