Community Corner
Free Diabetes Fest
The Silver Cross Diabetes
Center will host its annual Fall Diabetes Festival on Saturday, November
9. The free event will be held from 8 a.m. to Noon in the Conference
Center at Silver Cross Hospital,
Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Convenient parking and
complimentary shuttle service are available.
“Since
1996, we have helped thousands of diabetics and their family members to live
with this chronic disease that if not cared for appropriately, could lead to
heart disease, blindness and amputation” says Patsy Harris, R.N., program
director for the Silver
Cross Diabetes Center. “Holding our annual fall event is just one of
the ways we are committed to improving the quality of life for our patients and
the residents of the southwest suburbs living with diabetes.”
Diabetes information and product booths will open at 8 a.m. and
participants can be screened for diabetes, foot problems, eye disease, and high
blood pressure. No fasting is required. “Ask the Diabetes Educators” will
occur from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., where a panel of diabetes experts will be
on-hand to answer questions and give helpful advice. Wrapping up the
morning, from 10:30 to Noon, Silver Cross chefs and dietitians will share
healthy food samples and teach guests how to eat healthy with diabetes.
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Raffle prizes and refreshments will be available. Diabetic
participants will also receive a gift bag with samples of diabetes-related
products. To register to attend, call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org.
About
the Diabetes Center
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The Silver Cross Diabetes Center is one of
the area’s first American Diabetes Association’s recognized quality
comprehensive diabetes management programs. The Diabetes Center, which is
located in Pavilion A on the new Silver Cross Hospital campus at I-355 and Route
6 in New Lenox, provides a personalized, outpatient program for individuals
with diabetes and their family members. Specially trained nurses and dietitians
work closely with patients and their physicians to develop a personalized
program teaching participants the self-management skills necessary to stay
healthy and in control of their blood sugar levels. The program includes
everything from medical management to meal planning and physical fitness
recommendations. For more information, call the Silver Cross Diabetes Center at
(815) 300-7781 (English) or (815) 300-5992 (Spanish).
