There’s a Sweet Side to Life … Even with Diabetes
Join Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital experts as they discuss America’s fasting growing disease … diabetes. While diabetes has no cure, it can be properly managed through healthy lifestyle choices and a commitment to control blood sugar. Individuals, 18 and older, with a diagnosis of Type II diabetes are encouraged to take part in this program.
6-6:30 p.m.
Refreshments
Free hemoglobin AIC blood test
“Ask the Doctor” with Linda Therkildsen, DO, family medicine
6:30-7:15 p.m.
“Diabetes 101” with Bibi Hasnain, MD, endocrinology
7:15-8 p.m.
“A Heart to Heart about Diabetes” with Maureen Falcone, RN, BSN, coordinator, Chest Pain Center
Cost of the program is free. To register, call 636-928-WELL.
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, named a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital, is a certified Chest Pain Center and acute care hospital serving St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. A member of BJC HealthCare, the hospital is also affiliated with the Washington University School of Medicine and has the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital on the campus.
*Description given by Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital.