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Are you or someone you care for affected by diabetes? Learn how to cope at our monthly Diabetes Support Group, which meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Demo Kitchen, located on the ground floor in the Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute (OHVI) at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.This support group provides:
- Peer-to-peer support in a comfortable setting
- Directed by a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist.
- Review how to self-monitor, how to recognize common associative behaviors and provide strategies for dealing with them.
- Discuss new pharmacologic tools (insulin, oral medication, etc.) and self-monitoring tools (finger stick glucometer, continue glucose monitors, etc.).
- Learn to manage stress and incorporate physical activity as a stress-busting tool.
- Anyone affected by diabetes is welcome, including caregivers that work with diabetic patients.
Have questions or interested in joining? Contact Cecelia Jacobson, RD, LD, CDCES at [email protected].
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr, Springfield, OR 97477-8800, United States,Springfield, Oregon
