Diabetes is being called an epidemic and pre-diabetes is on the rise. Approximately 27 million people have diabetes, 7 million people are undiagnosed and 79 million people have pre-diabetes. Both can be serious and both can be controlled. Pre-diabetes can be reversed.
Learn about diabetes and how to control it by attending a free educational seminar hosted by Diabetes Educator Lisa Szafranowski, R.N., M.S. The seminar will be held at 10 a.m. on March 11 at Ingalls Care Center in Crestwood. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and see what Ingalls newest facility has to offer.
Ingalls Care Center is located at 4742 Cal Sag Road in Crestwood, at the northeast corner of Cal Sag Road and Cicero Avenue. Please call 708.915.CARE (2273) to make your reservation for this important event.
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For more than 90 years, Ingalls has helped the residents of Chicago’s South Suburbs to be well through its 544-bed hospital, home care agency, five community-based treatment centers, Ingalls Wellness Center, centers for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, four magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facilities and a medical staff of more than 450 physicians. In addition, Ingalls Memorial Hospital has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades for 2014.
