Pre-Diabetes: Stop Diabetes In Its Tracks
McLaren Bay
Region’s Diabetes Education Program will be offering a two-day seminar,
Pre-Diabetes: Stop Diabetes in Its Tracks on Tuesday, October 23 and Tuesday, November 6 from 1:00-3:00 pm
both days at the 400 South Trumbull, Bay City. (You must attend both classes.)
Who Should Attend? If you have a family
history of diabetes; If you have a history of gestational diabetes or a baby
weighing more than nine pounds at birth; If you have high blood pressure BP
greater than 140/90; If you have low HDL, or high triglycerides; If you are
African American, Native American, Asian American, Hispanic American or a
Pacific Islander; If you have been told by a doctor that you have a “touch of
diabetes” or have borderline diabetes; or if you are overweight.
Why Should You
Attend? You can take steps
to prevent type 2 diabetes from developing. Once you develop type 2 diabetes,
it won’t go away, so it’s better to prevent it in the first place.
(Pre-diabetes is a fasting glucose level between 100 and 125. A fasting glucose
of 126 or higher means diabetes.) As you get older, especially if you are
overweight, your chances of having pre-diabetes increase. Anyone over the age
of 45 and overweight should be checked for diabetes.
You must attend most classes. There is a $25 per person charge for the entire session, payable at the
first class. You must pre-register by calling McLaren Bay Region’s Diabetes
Education Program at
(989) 894-9528.