Services and Programs

The Tech Mastery program is designed to help people with diabetes make the best use of diabetes-related technology such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.Some people never learn how to use the advanced features of their insulin pumps or are frustrated by the continuous glucose monitoring alarms.

During appointments with a Certified Diabetes Educator, you identify how you want these tools to help you and learn to master the technology to serve your needs.

Young adults and their families often feel a strong bond with their pediatric diabetes team who they have relied on for many years. As the young adult matures, it is important to transition to the care of a diabetes team who cares for adults as there are some medication and treatments for diabetes available for adults but not children. The foundation of the Winthrop Transition program is built on respect for the relationship between your family and your pediatric team with an understanding that it can be difficult to let go of that bond.

A Lifetime of Support

To guide you through this vital period, you and your pediatric team will decide when it is right for you to seek the expertise of adult-focused providers. You will book a special “transition night’ appointment that will include members of the pediatric and adult endocrinology teams. The transition coordinator will call you to remind you of your visits.

Our medically supervised weight loss program for adults is managed by a multidisciplinary team of endocrinologists, registered dietitians, nurse practitioners and nurses who are highly trained in providing treatment and support to overweight and obese patients.

You will be supported by a personal coach to help you chose among a variety of options for weight loss and you will have medical supervision and timely adjustment of medications as you lose weight. Our program is designed to provide ongoing support even after your reach your goals to help you protect the weight you’ve lost.

We offer the HMR® Weight Management Program which was recently named one of the most effective diets in the country by U.S. News and World Report. This highly-acclaimed program is scientifically-based to promote fast, maximum weight loss and improved health in patients with 30 pounds or more to lose. Winthrop is the only Hospital in New York State offering this program.

The Benefits of the HMR® Program:

– Personal Coach to support you through all phases of weight loss Multiple options for weight loss including a Decision Free option
– Weekly classes
– Steady, sustainable weight loss
– Long-term support
– Medical Supervision

If you have had difficulty in losing weight or keeping it off, it’s time to try the Winthrop HMR® program which has been successfully helping individuals enjoy a better quality of life for more than 25 years.

For more information about our programs and services, please call 516-663-DIET.

The Winthrop Endocrinology practice provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient consultations for bone and calcium disorders such as Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Hyper and Hypo Calcemia, and Paget’s Disease of bone.

Bone fractures of hip and spine due to osteoporosis are a serious health threat to all aging individuals. The Winthrop Endocrinology practice provides comprehensive and individualized consultations for patients with decreased bone density including precise diagnosis; correction of predisposing conditions; optimization of bone health; prescription of medications if necessary and follow up management. Diagnosis and management is facilitated through close collaboration with the WUH Bone Mineral Research Center which provides “state of the art” determination of bone mineral density.

The Winthrop Endocrinology practice provides expert comprehensive evaluation and management of benign and malignant thyroid diseases.  We work closely with our colleagues at Winthrop who are experts in cytological and pathological diagnosis, radiologic diagnosis, and surgical treatment of thyroid disorders.

Hyper and Hypo thyroidism can cause significant morbidity and complicate the management of coexisting diseases. Precise diagnosis routinely results in treatment and restoration of thyroid health with regular follow up testing and office visits.

Thyroid Neoplasia. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer but the great majority of thyroid nodules are benign. This requires evaluation of nodular thyroid disease to select the minority of nodules which are malignant. Following the recommendations of the American Thyroid Association, the Winthrop Endocrinology practice provides expert clinical and radiological evaluation for thyroid nodular disease. When evaluation indicates a need; ultrasound guided fine needle thyroid biopsy is done in the office. Patients diagnosed with nodules suspicious for malignancy are managed with individualized care in collaboration with expert thyroid surgeons.

Many people who are struggling with the daily demands of diabetes report feeling diabetes-related distress. They often describe feeling overwhelmed, burned-out or just plain “tired of it all” and these feelings impact their diabetes self-management.

In addition people with diabetes experience high rates of psychological disorders including depression and anxiety. Some studies have suggested that 40% of people with diabetes have symptoms of depression.

At Winthrop Endocrinology, we recognize that adults and their families need emotional support when living with a chronic illness and offer the following services led by counseling expert Becky Bigio, NP-P, PhD, CCM.

– Individual support sessions
– Group sessions

The Tech Mastery Program is designed to help patients with diabetes make the best use of diabetes-related technology including insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. The program includes instruction on the advanced features of insulin pumps and how to manage the continuous glucose monitoring alarms.

During appointments with a Certified Diabetes Educator, you will identify how you want to use these tools to help you and learn to master the technology to best serve your specific needs.

Testimonial: “I put my continuous glucose monitor back in the box because I couldn’t stand the alarms. In the Tech Mastery Program, I learned how the device could serve me. Now the alarms are one of many tools I can use.”

Young patients and their families often feel a strong bone with their pediatric diabetes team who they have relied on for many years. As the patient matures, it is important to transition to the care of a diabetes team who cares for adults as there are some medication and treatments for diabetes available for adults, but not children.

The foundation of the Winthrop Emerging Adult Transition Program is built on respect for the relationship between your family and your pediatric team with an understanding that it can be difficult to let go of that bond.

A Lifetime of Support
To guide you through this vital period, you and your pediatric team will decide when it is right for you to seek the expertise of adult-focused providers. You will book a special “transition night” appointment that will include members of the pediatric and adult endocrinology teams. The transition coordinator will call you to remind you of your visits.

Offering medically-supervised, weight management programs, behavior modification programs and minimally-invasive bariatric surgery, the Winthrop Comprehensive Weight Management Program provides treatment and support for overweight and obese patients of all ages. Specialized services include:

• Medically-Supervised Weight Management Program
• Bariatric Surgery
• Healthy KIDS Weight Management Program for Children
• CHANGE Program for Overweight Teens

Learn more about the Winthrop Comprehensive Weight Management Program.