In My Community

Please be advised that the following support groups are not associated with the American Diabetes Association. The American Diabetes Association has not participated in organizing or planning these events. Therefore, the American Diabetes Association is not responsible for this event and the content discussed and does not assume any responsibility whatsoever for this event. This website notice has been provided for informational purposes and is not intended as an endorsement for any of the following programs.

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Join Rockin' Red Nights the last Wednesday of every other month!

Share lively discussions, listen to talks with guest speakers and come relax, enjoy and network! Meet new friends as we share valuable resources together. We feature a new theme each month to connect on how to live healthy and well with diabetes. We welcome Red Striders and Red Riders who participate in The Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes and Tour De Cure and all individuals who live with diabetes!

American Diabetes Association Online Community

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Greater New York City Area (Westchester and Long Island) Support Groups

Manhattan

Beth Israel Medical Center (Recognized Education Program)
317 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10013
When: Diabetes Education Class: Mondays 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Fridays 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Support group for parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes on the 1st Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.; Type I Diabetes young women’s support group ages 18-35 every 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Contact: For more information, please contact Marina Krymskaya NP, CDE at (212) 379-6999.

Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc (Recognized Education Program)
268 Canal Street
New York, NY 10013
212-379-6999
When: Every Monday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon, Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Contact: For more information please contact Abby Toa RN, CDE at 212-379-6999.
Additional: Bilingual (Cantonese and Mandarin)

Diabetes Care and Life (DCLC) Program
345 E. 24th Street, Suite 1B
New York, NY 10010
When: Every 3rd Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Contact: For more information please contact Kelly H. Lewlin at 212-992-7075.

St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Endocrine/Metabolic Clinic (Recognized Education Program)
440 West 114th Street
New York, NY10025

Contact: For more information please contact Helen Gaitana, RN at 212-523-4480.

Maxine and John H. Bendheim Center for Diabetes Care (Recognized Education Program)
15 West 65th Street New York, NY 10023
When: The last Thursday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Contact: For more information please contact Karen McCauley, CDE at 212-712-9944.

Mount Sinai Endocrinology Diabetes and Bone Disease (Recognized Education Program)
One Gustave Levy Place Box 1055
New York, NY 10029
When: Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. VIVA! Pre-Diabetes Workout Class: Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Contact: For more information please contact Alenka Ravnik-List, Nutritionist at 212-241-3422.

NYU Langone Medical Center (Recognized Education Program)
530 First Avenue CC-103
New York, NY 10016
When: Last Tuesday of the month from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Contact: For more information please contact Ms. Sunhi Shin at 212-263-8306.

NYU Langone Medical Center (Recognized Education Program)
530 First Avenue HCC 9
New York, NY 10016
When: Thursdays 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Contact: For more information please contact Shirley Ackerman, Phd. CCRN, CDE at 212-263-0572.

Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center (Recognized Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
1150 St.Nicholas Avenue, Columbia University
New York, NY 10032

Contact: Leigh Siegel-Czarkowski at 212-851-5494

Brooklyn

B P 3 D (Brooklyn Partnership to Drive Down Diabetes)
CAMBA
885 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 11226

For more information, please contact Willia Michel at 718-282-2500 ext. 63245.

Coney Island Hospital
2601 Ocean Parkway
2nd Floor Auditorium
Brooklyn, NY 11235
When: 1st Fridays of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

For more information, please contact Ms. Kathy Giordino at 718-616-4472.

Downstate Medical Center
395 Lenox Road Classroom 1A
Brooklyn, NY 11203
When: Adults diabetic support group on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. Children’s and teen’s diabetic support group every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Betty Jung, RN at 718-270-3739.

Lutheran Medical Center (Recognized Education Program)
150 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220

For more information, please contact Caroline Sheehan at 718-630-8240.

Kings County Hospital Center (Recognized Education Program)
Brooklyn-Kings Diabetes Education Program
451 Clarkson Ave., Diabetes Resources Center, B9
Brooklyn, NY 11203
When: Support group upon completion of attending a sex week diabetes self-management course.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Buddan at 718-613-8120.

Kings Pharmacy I.D.E.A. Program (Recognized Education Program)
357 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238

For more information, please contact: Ellen Daniel, PharmD at 718-230-3535 ext. 32.
 
New York Methodist Hospital (Recognized Education Program)
263 Seventh Avenue, Suite 5A
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
When: Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and nutrition classes from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Marlene Medley, RD, CDE at 718-246-8603.

Bronx

Jacobi Medical Center
North Bronx Healthcare Network
1400 Pelham Parkway South, Building 1-4W8
Bronx, NY 10461
When: Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Sonia Roque, 718-918-3162 ext. 6009.

Montefiore Medical Center (Recognized Education Program)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
When: Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon

For more information, please contact Mrs. Casilda Adames at 718-920-7247.

Montefiore Clinical Diabetes Center West Division (Recognized Education Program)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion (MAP)
3400 Bainbridge Ave, 2nd FL
Bronx, NY 10467
When: Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Casilda Adames at 718-920-7247. 

North Bronx HealthCare Network (Recognized Education Program)
North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Contact: Maria A, Mendoza at 718-515-1434

Queens

Queens Diabetes & Endocrinology, P.C. (Recognized Education Program)
Diabetes Care & Information Center
59-45 161st Street
Flushing, NY 11365
Contact: Sharon M. Blasi at 718-762-3111

Queens Hospital Center of NYCHHC (Recognized Education Program)
Diabetes Center of Excellence
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Contact: Hildegarde Payne at 718-883-3172 x3180

Long Island

Cardiovascular Medical Associates P.C.
975 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530

For more information, please contact Ann Marie Hassey at 516-222-8621.

Long Beach Medical Center (Recoginzed Education Program)
455 East Bay Drive
Long Beach, NY 11561

For more information, please contact Racheal Ferdinand RD, CDE at 516-897-4354.

Mercy Medical Center
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
1000 North Village Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
When: Every 1st Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Maria Jacobi PA, CDE at 516-705-2532.

Nassau University Medical Center
2201 Hempstead Turnpike Box 49
East Meadow NY 11554
When: Every 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Tenekia Lindsay at 516-572-6573.

North Shore Center for Diabetes and Pregnancy
600 Northern Blvd
Great Neck NY 11021
When: Every 3rd Friday from 9:00 a.m to noon

Contact: For more information, please contact Marie Frazzitta DNP, PNP, CDE at 516-622-5155.

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
2800 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success NY 11042

For more information, please contact Julia Schulman, RN - Diabetes Educator at 516-708-2541.

North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates (Recognized Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
3003 New Hyde Park Road, Suite 201
New Hyde Park, NY 11042

Contact: Wendy P. Hoffman at 516-327-0850, ext 365

St. Joseph Hospital
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
4295 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, NY 11714
When: Every 3rd Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Lucille Hughes RN, MSN, CDE at 516-520-2214.

Susan H. Wasserman, M.D.P.C (Recognized Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
560 Northern Boulevard, Suite 207
Great Neck, NY 11021

Contact: Susan Karol at 516-466-6165

Cohen Children's Medical Center (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
269-01 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Contact: Margaret Pellizzari at 718-470-3216

Winthrop University Hospital (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Education Center
259 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501

Contact: Virginia Peragallo Dittko at 516-663-2350

Nassau University Medical Center (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Self Management Education
2201 Hempstead Turnpike Box 49
East Meadow, NY 11554

Contact: Terry Gary at 516-572-6507

Stony Brook University Hospital (Recoginzed Education Program)
Stony brook Diabetes Education
26 Research Way
East Setauket, NY 11733

Contact: Mary Rieff at 631-444-0538

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Northport (Recoginzed Education Program)
DVAMC
79 Middleville Road
Northport, NY 11768

Contact: Kathleen Armstrong MacLeod at 631-261-4400 x2051

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and Medical Center - Diabetes Wellness Center (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
33 Medford Avenue, 2nd Floor
Patchogue, NY 11772

Contact: Margaret Feenery at 631-687-4188

Diabetes and Endocrinology Center of Suffolk (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
285 Sills Road, Building 15, Suite D
East Patchogue, NY 11772

Contact: Denise Hall at 631-758-5858

Catholic Health Services of Long Island (Recoginzed Education Program)
St. Charles Hospital
200 Belle Terre Road
Port Jefferson, NY 11777

Contact: Theresa A. McKenna at 631-474-6449

Southampton Hospital (Recoginzed Education Program)
Diabetes Basics & Beyond @ Southampton Hospital
240 Meeting House Lane
Southampton, NY 11968

Contact: Judith O'Connell at 631-726-8916

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (Recoginzed Education Program)
The Diabetes Care Center
1000 Montuak Highway
West Islip,NY 11795

Contact: Ellen Chowdhury at 631-376-4223

Staten Island

Staten Island University Hospital
Regina Mc Gunn Education Center (Diabetes Conference Room)
475 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10305
When: Insulin Pump Support Groups on Mondays at 7:00 p.m.; Diabetes Club on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

For more information please contact Mary Gundersen, RN, CDE, at 718-226-1547

Westchester

Diabetes Self Management Education Program
White Plains Hospital Center
41 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
When: Every 1st Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Ann Rupp RN, CDE at 914-681-1228.