Eating for Life
CMC offers Outpatient Nutrition Services for patients struggling with their health. If you have been prescribed a special diet by your physician or if you want to learn more about healthy eating, CMC has the tools to help you build healthier eating habits and make better choices for your nutrition.
Our registered dieticians are here to help you. They will guide you with individualized medical nutritional therapy tailored to your age and your specific nutritional needs.
Health Conditions Our Medical Nutrition Therapy Helps Manage & Prevent
With a wide range of clinical experience in a variety of specialties, CMC provides nutrition counseling for the following conditions:
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity/Weight Management
- Wound Care/Pressure Ulcers
- Elevated Blood Pressure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Cancer, Radiation Enteritis
- Liver Disease
- Childhood Obesity
- Eating Disorders
- HIV/AIDS
- Failure to Thrive
- Sports Nutrition
- Renal Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Celiac Disease
- Ethnic Diet Education
- Prenatal Nutrition
- Diverticulitis
How do I get started with a dietitian?
A physician’s order is required to schedule an appointment with CMC Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Services. If you do not have a primary care provider, you can locate one above.
When you meet with your primary care provider, you can request a referral into our program. Your primary care provider can fax the physician’s order to 843-234-5079.
Please also submit your insurance card/information so we can determine if nutrition counseling is covered under your insurance plan and advise you of any co-payment or payment that will be needed. If you need to contact Scheduling, the direct line is 843-234-8871 option 3.
Before Your First Session
Prior to your comprehensive nutritional counseling session, please provide the following items:
- any recent blood work/lab results
- a list of all current medications
- a completed three-day food record/log
If you would like additional information about our Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Services, please call 843-347-8241.