If you’re living with diabetes, you know that monitoring your health is vital to your overall well-being. And with that comes routine visits to your doctor. Telemedicine appointments give you the same excellent care and advice you’d get at your doctor’s office — only with less travel, less wait times and more convenience.

What is telemedicine?

Telemedicine (or telehealth) is a virtual medical visit that lets you communicate with your doctor or healthcare provider through technology. But you don’t need to be tech-savvy. With a telemedicine visit, you’ll come into our clinic like you normally would.

Once you’re settled into an exam room, our staff will securely connect you to your endocrinologist through a computer screen — just like with FaceTime or a video chat. After you’ve connected through telemedicine technology, your endocrinologist will begin your e-Visit.

During your telemedicine visit, your doctor may:

• Review your latest A1C reading (which measures your average blood sugar level)
• Track your daily blood glucose levels
• Review, prescribe and adjust your medications
• Discuss lifestyle changes that can improve your health, including diet, activity and sleep habits
• Answer questions about your condition or health

Whether you live in a smaller community or traveling to our specialty clinics isn’t an option for you, telemedicine connects you to highly trained diabetes specialists out of your area — so you get excellent care without having to travel.

Telemedicine diabetes appointments

Telemedicine endocrinology visits allow you to:

• See an experienced Geisinger endocrinologist sooner than you would with a traditional appointment.
• See, hear and talk with your endocrinologist just like at a traditional appointment, only you’ll see them on a computer screen instead.
• Receive the same excellent care and medical advice you’d expect from any Geisinger doctor’s visit.