Mile Bluff offers FREE Diabetes Month event - Juneau County

Diabetes is a serious, but controllable lifelong disease that affects about 29 million Americans.  Nearly 21 million individuals are diagnosed with diabetes, while an additional 8 million are not even aware they have the disease. With the number of people who are affected by diabetes continues to increase, Mile Bluff Medical Center works to focus on the importance of education.

The diabetes education team at Mile Bluff Medical Center is hosting a FREE Diabetes Month event on Thursday, November 13, beginning at 1 pm.  If you have diabetes or have a loved one with diabetes, come and learn how to better manage diabetes through:

• ·       diet
• ·       exercise
• ·       medication
• ·       continuous blood glucose monitoring
• insulin therapy

Join Tracie Neitzel – a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator - and learn how diet, exercise and medications can help you live well with diabetes. Refreshments and door prizes will also be available.

Registration for Mile Bluff's free Diabetes Month Event on November 13 is required, so call 608-847-1846 today.

Events held in honor of American Diabetes Month!

November is American Diabetes Month. It is reported that 21 million people are diagnosed with diabetes each year, and an additional eight million people are going about life undiagnosed.

Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston encourages diabetes education by offering a variety of programs to keep the public informed. If you or someone you know has diabetes or may be at risk, or if you are unsure whether you are at risk or not, do not miss the upcoming opportunities to learn more about diabetes and how to manage it.

                                                                                                                                 

FREE DIABETES MONTH SCREENING – No appointment necessary.

Blood sugar screenings, blood pressure checks, and diabetes risk assessments

                 · Wednesday, November 5, 1 - 3 pm, Bank of Mauston, Highway 82 in Mauston

FREE DIABETES MONTH EVENT – Registration is required. Call 608-847-1846 to reserve your spot. 

This free event will be held in the Community Room at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. Enjoy refreshments and enter to win door prizes.

·          Thursday, November 13, 1 - 4 pm

o   Tracie Neitzel, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator from Medtronic, will explain how diet, exercise and medications can help you live well with diabetes.

FREE DIABETES MONTH HEALTH FAIR – Appointment is required. Call 608-565-2000.

Blood sugar screenings, blood pressure checks, diabetes and heart disease risk assessments

                 ·          Thursday, November 20, 7 - 11 am, Mile Bluff – Necedah Family Medical Center

Mile Bluff’s nationally-certified diabetes self-management program works to provide the community with the resources needed to best manage diabetes.  For more information on any of the upcoming events, or to find out how you can make an appointment with Mile Bluff’s diabetes education team, call 608-847-1846 today.