Healthy Communities
Partnership offers free “Caring for Diabetes” training
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[November 05, 2015]
LINCOLN
- Uncontrolled diabetes indicates that the patient's blood sugar
level is not kept within acceptable levels by his or her current
treatment routine. In 2014, the Illinois Hospital Association reported
that the rate of emergency room visits in Logan County due to
uncontrolled diabetes was higher than 75% of other Illinois counties.
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On Saturday, November 7 from 9am-3pm Healthy Communities
Partnership will be offering a free workshop to the public, “Caring
for Diabetes”. People with diabetes, their families, and caregivers
are encouraged to attend. The event is being presented by HCP in an
effort to help educate Logan County residents about diabetes and
encourage better control of the disease at the individual level. The
workshop will be held in the Steinfort Conference Center at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Jennifer DiPasquale, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes
Educator at ALMH, will present a variety of important topics
including meal planning, emergency and safety planning, traveling
tips and how to use glucose results. In addition, Registered Nurses
from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will be on hand for a
hands-on insulin injection demonstration.
Interested individuals can sign up for the program by calling
217-605-5008. Space is limited so RSVP is required.
[Angela Stoltzenburg, Healthy
Communities Partnership] |
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