In January 2001, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network established the Gutman Diabetes Institute to provide comprehensive diabetes services. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for those with diabetes and those at risk for developing the disease.

With 20 years of diabetes education experience, Nadine Uplinger, MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM serves as Director, Gutman Diabetes Institute. She earned a master's of science degree in health education and another in healthcare administration and a bachelor's of science degree in nutrition services management. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and of the American Association of Diabetes Educators where she has served on the Board of Directors and is a former Vice President.

Uplinger and her staff of certified diabetes educators consult approximately 100 to 150 people with diabetes per month. They see people with diabetes when they are hospitalized as inpatients and also offer Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) classes for outpatients. The DSME classes empower people living with diabetes to self manage their disease. Additionally, they have a Diabetes Self-Management Support group that meets monthly at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Germantown.