Heritage offers diabetes education program
April 22, 2015
Kammi Bean will be delivering a free educational program at Heritage Medical Clinic to share diabetes self-management and lifestyle strategies based on extensive training and her personal experience living with diabetes. Kammi is a member of the A 1 C Champions Program, supported by Sanofi, which is a patient-led approach to diabetes education. A 1 C Champions know first-hand the challenges and obstacles to maintaining control of their diabetes. They are real people with real A 1 C control providing real inspiration.
Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone needed to transport glucose (sugar) from the blood into the cells of the body for energy. It is estimated that nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, including an estimated 7 million who remain undiagnosed. At the same time, about 40 percent of those diagnosed with diabetes did not achieve the blood sugar control target of A 1 C of less than 7 percent recommended by the American Diabetes Association. The A 1 C test measures average blood glucose levels over the past two- to three-month period.
If you or someone you know is struggling with diabetes or has an A 1 C that is 7 percent or above, you are invited to this free educational program at Heritage Medical Clinic, Cassville, on Monday, April 27, at 6 p.m. For more information, call Heritage Medical Clinic at (417) 846-2277.
Kammi Bean will be delivering a free educational program at Heritage Medical Clinic to share diabetes self-management and lifestyle strategies based on extensive training and her personal experience living with diabetes. Kammi is a member of the A 1 C Champions Program, supported by Sanofi, which is a patient-led approach to diabetes education. A 1 C Champions know first-hand the challenges and obstacles to maintaining control of their diabetes. They are real people with real A 1 C control providing real inspiration.
Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone needed to transport glucose (sugar) from the blood into the cells of the body for energy. It is estimated that nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, including an estimated 7 million who remain undiagnosed. At the same time, about 40 percent of those diagnosed with diabetes did not achieve the blood sugar control target of A 1 C of less than 7 percent recommended by the American Diabetes Association. The A 1 C test measures average blood glucose levels over the past two- to three-month period.
If you or someone you know is struggling with diabetes or has an A 1 C that is 7 percent or above, you are invited to this free educational program at Heritage Medical Clinic, Cassville, on Monday, April 27, at 6 p.m. For more information, call Heritage Medical Clinic at (417) 846-2277.