
FREE Diabetes Community Empowerment Program - Surry and Isle of Wight Count...
Location
Blackwater Regional Library, Carrollton Branch
14362 New Towne Haven Lane
Carrollton, VA 23314
Description
Registration by July 13th is required. This program contains four (4) sessions - register for all four.
Session Topics:
¨ When the Diagnosis is Diabetes, You are in Charge — Includes prescreening, general overview of diabetes, management, prevention & treatment
¨ You Can Still Eat the Food You Love — prepare healthier foods, learn about portion control, and enjoy healthier foods when eating on the go
¨ Motion’s the Potion: How Activity Helps — Learn how to increase your level of physical activity day to day with your diet and maintain a healthy weight
¨ Risk Control for Heart Attack & Stroke — ABCs of good diabetes management to help you stay on track and lower your risk
¨ How to Limit the Damage Diabetes Can Do — Learn about health complications involving nerve damage and kidney disease, sexual health, skin, teeth, and gums among those diagnosed with diabetes, preventative measures; delaying onset of symptoms and management of disease