Diabetes Workshop
Diabetes
is a complex disease and the nation's seventh leading fatal
disease, behind heart disease and cancer. Annually, diabetes kills
an estimated 150,000 people in the United States and millions more
throughout the world. There are 25.8 million people with diabetes
in the United States. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness
in working-age Americans; the single leading cause of end-stage
kidney failure; the leading cause of lower extremity amputations;
and a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Workshop Objectives
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Provide
participants and diabetic patients easy access to prevention
education and information about living with diabetes and
controlling the disease
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Increase patient understanding of the disease-state and patient
compliance
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Reinforce the physician treatment plan
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Exercise Prescription
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Develop Exercise Plan
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Medication Adherence
For further information or to schedule a workshop, please
contact us at (972) 998-0152. |