St. Anthony's Offers Diabetes Screening

To mark November as American Diabetes Month, St. Anthony’s Medical Center will offer a diabetes screening from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.

The test consists of a simple finger prick and includes A1C (a test that provides information about average blood glucose over the past three months), glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride levels, HDL and LDL.  Screenings will also include blood pressure, height/weight, waist circumference and body mass index.  A 12-hour fast is required and results are provided immediately.  Participants will have the opportunity to talk to a diabetes educator on a one-to-one basis.

Individuals who should be screened include adults of any age who are overweight or obese and who have one or more of the risk factors of physical inactivity, family history, history of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, or abnormal cholesterol levels.  In people without risk factors, testing should begin at age 45.

The screening will be held at Hyland Education & Training Center, 10020 Kennerly Road, on the campus of St. Anthony’s Medical Center.  The cost of the screening is $30.

Appointments are required.  For more information or to register for an appointment, call 314-ANTHONY (268-4669) or 1-800-554-9550.