New in July: Free Diabetes PATH classes at Beaumont, Farmington Hills

Beaumont Health has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan to host free, six-week workshops to help adults with type 2 diabetes improve their overall health and have increased energy. Family members and caregivers are also welcome to attend.

Managing diabetes can present challenges to daily living, and making changes can be tough. Diabetes PATH is a fun, interactive workshop conducted by two trained leaders—at least one has diabetes—who run small group discussions and provide user-friendly course materials.

The Diabetes Personal Action Toward Health, or PATH, classes will be offered at Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting July 12, in the Zieger Administrative and Education Building, Classroom A/B, 28050 Grand River. Other Beaumont Health locations throughout Metro Detroit offer Diabetes PATH classes, too. For information about other locations, go to beaumont.org/classes-events.

Participants gain hands-on experience learning to manage all aspects of their diabetes, including communicating better with family and friends, relaxation, understanding nutrition labels, handling difficult emotions and healthy meal planning. They will also create personal action plans and set achievable goals.

The Diabetes PATH workshops are appropriate for people newly diagnosed, as well as for those who have been living with type 2 diabetes for years and wish to reduce symptoms and doctor visits and become better self-managers.

Diabetes PATH classes are offered at no charge with support from the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan and the Area Agency on Aging 1B. Registration is required and space is limited. To learn more about the workshop and to register, visit beaumont.org/classes-events or call 313-586-5488. For further information, go to nkfm.org/path.

About Beaumont Health

Beaumont Health is Michigan's largest health care system, based on inpatient admissions and net patient revenue. A not-for-profit organization, it was formed in 2014 by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to extraordinary, compassionate care, no matter where they live in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Health consists of eight hospitals with 3,337 beds, 168 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians and 35,000 employees and about 3,500 volunteers. In 2015, the organization had $4.1 billion in net revenue with 177,934 inpatient admissions, 17,151 births and 530,860 emergency visits. For more information, visit beaumont.org.

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

The mission of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan is to prevent kidney disease and improve the quality of life for those living with it. The NKFM is widely known for providing more programs and services to more people than any other region or state. The organization has been recognized for its success in sound fiscal management by receiving a 4-star rating, for the last eight years, from Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading charity evaluator.