Marilyn Witherspoon, RN, MA
My specialties:
- Diabetes education
A referral may be needed for this provider.
Professional interests:
- Diabetes self-management education
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 1.5 diabetes - Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- Pregnancy in diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Insulin pumps
- Continuous glucose monitoring
Practice philosophy: I love my job and try to treat people with care, compassion, dignity, and respect. Listening to concerns and helping individuals learn how manage their diabetes
What is something you have learned from your patients? Learning from people happens every day when there is genuine interested in helping them. It starts with listening to what is begin said, then work together to educate and come up with a plan.
Credentials
- RN
- MA
- CDCES
Board-certified specialties
- Diabetes education
Awards and recognitions
- Caring Nurse Award
Personal interests
- Reading
- Spending time with family and friends
- Traveling
- Watching commercial airplanes
Educational institutions
- Olivet Nazarene University and Bethel University
Memberships
- Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
Current licenses and certifications
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
- RN
Years of experience
- 40
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