During Diabetes Awareness Month, we are featuring topics and resources that can help our patients diagnose, treat, and manage their diabetes.
The Durham Diabetes Coalition is “a partnership of Durham County health and community organizations, faith-based groups, local government and universities, and community members.” They have helpful resources for managing your diabetes and host webinars to educate the community about diabetes online.
To help raise awareness for their good cause, we have listed a few of their upcoming webinars below, including two that are scheduled for this afternoon, if you’re interested in checking them out.
Tips for Traveling with Diabetes – Thursday, November 12, 2015; 2PM-2:30PM; Click HERE!
If you have any difficulties registering for the webinars using the links in this document, please contact Willa Robinson Allen at 919.560.7771 or via email at wrobinson@dconc.gov at least 15-20 minutes prior to the start of a webinar. Please note, the confirmation link will be sent to the email address you included in your registration. So, make sure you are able to access that email address prior to the start of the webinar.
Pre-diabetes – Thursday, November 12, 2015; 3PM-3:30PM; Click HERE!
Diabetes is a serious disease. While there is no cure for diabetes, there are ways to live a healthy lifestyle and properly manage diabetes. This webinar will go over four steps to help those with diabetes understand, monitor and manage their diabetes.
Vegetarian Eating and Diabetes – Things You Should Know – Tuesday, November 17, 2015; 10AM-10:30AM; Click HERE!
Eating fruits and vegetables is part of a healthy diet for most everyone. While they are low in fat and high in fiber, there are still considerations that must be made if you have diabetes. A dietician specializing in the area of diabetes will facilitate this webinar to help you learn how smarter food choices assist in diabetes management.
You can check out the full event schedule here.