|
Diabetes
Workshop and Portable Cooking School April 25-26 in
Montgomery
Auburn, April 5,
2002---The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is
sponsoring a Diabetes Workshop and Portable Cooking
School April 25-26 at the Governors House Hotel and
Conference Center in Montgomery.
"The two-day event
will provide a wealth of updated information on
diabetes helpful to all health care providers, county
agents and others dealing with people with the
disease," says Dr. Evelyn Crayton, a foods and
nutrition specialist with the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System.
Workshops will provide
updates on foot and eye care, drugs for treating
diabetes, nutrition and diet management, food safety,
herbs and diabetes, exercise and physical activity and
long-term complications of the disease.
Important things to ask
when you visit your doctor; things to do if you are
sick; and Medicare coverage of diabetes, along with
the future of implantable glucose sensing and an
update on new technology and equipment, including
insulin pump therapy will also be discussed. In
addition, information will be available on organizing
support groups and coalition building.
A special one-hour
session on preparing recipes appropriate for people
with diabetes also is being offered to the public
April 26 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cost of registration
for the two-day event is $65 and includes all
educational materials, meals and breaks. For those who
can only attend one day, registration is $35, and the
cost of the recipe preparation cooking school for the
public is $10.
Anyone interested in
attending the workshop or cooking school must
pre-register. For more information, contact Dr.Crayton
at (334) 844-2224 or (334) 822-2207.
Source: Dr. Evelyn
Crayton, Foods and Nutrition Specialist, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System (334) 844-2224 |
