Are You at Risk of Diabetes?
Find out if you are at risk of diabetes at Sutherland Library from July 10-12 2007 - Know your risks!
Kareena Private Hospital / Diabetes Australia will be conducting free blood glucose tests at Sutherland Library from 10am until 11am on July 10, 11 and 12 as part of National Diabetes Week.In addition, a series of information sessions are being held in conjunction with the blood glucose testing:
- Pre Diabetes & Type I & II Diabetes
Cecile Eigenmann: Diabetes Educator
Tuesday 10 July 2007 10am - 11am - Eating to reduce the risk of Diabetes
Jenny Chan: Dietitian
Wednesday 11 July 2007 10am - 11am - Exercise and Diabetes
Linda Richards: Physiotherapist
Thursday 12 July 2007 10am - 11am
Sutherland Shire Libraries also has a wide range of information to support people living with or at risk of diabetes. For Example:
- Prediabetes wake-up call : a personal road map to prevent diabetes by Beth Ann Petro Roybal
- Understanding diabetes by Marie Clark
- Delicious living : approved recipes for people with type 2 diabetes and everyone by Peter Howard
National Diabetes Week 2007 will be targeting the entire Australian community. Diabetes is the fastest growing non-infectious disease in the world. For every person who has diabetes there is another person who has it and doesn’t know.
Diabetes is a serious health condition. There is no cure. If left untreated it can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, amputation, and erectile dysfunction. If diagnosed early, diabetes can be effectively managed and the risk of serious health problems greatly reduced.
Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, can be successfully managed or even prevented by maintaining a healthy weight, engaging in regular physical activity and having healthy eating patterns.
