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Managing Diabetes For Life

Dealing with diabetes?  Your journey starts here!


Attend this FREE series taught by Registered Dietitian, Gina Crome.  Learn effective ways to manage your diabetes in a fun, interactive group session.  Understand the link between healthy eating and blood sugar.  Discover the importance of timing your meals appropriately.  Learn to recognize and correct high and low blood sugar levels and much more.






June 3, 2013    12:00-1:00pm:  Manage Your Diabetes


Learn to control your lifestyle to
help manage your diabetes.  This first
class covers all the basics including what is diabetes, who is at risk and
learning the strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle while adjusting to
life with diabetes.


 



June 10, 2013    12:00-1:00pm:  Meal Planning and Healthy Eating

Designed to help you put your
lifestyle plan into action at home or away, this class covers how to set up
healthy eating goals, shopping tips, and making sense of nutrition labels.

 



June 17, 2013    12:00-1:00pm:  Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
Understand the connection between
what we eat and blood glucose levels and why regular monitoring is so
important.  Learn strategies for keeping
your blood sugar in check and the physical signs of high and low levels.




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