Atrium Medical Center’s Diabetes Wellness Center is offering a free Diabetes Education Class from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 23. The class will be held at the Diabetes Wellness Center, located at 4218 Grand Ave., Middletown, OH 45044. Space is limited and reservations are required. Please call (513) 727-5475 to reserve your space today.
The Diabetes Education Class is ideal for people who are newly diagnosed with diabetes or who want to learn more about how to manage their diabetes.
Diabetes educators will lead the class and address what is diabetes; how it’s diagnosed; goals for blood sugar, blood pressure and blood fats; long-term complications of diabetes; treatment options; and healthy eating tips.
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 29.1 million people or 9.3 percent of the population in the United States who have diabetes.
Atrium Medical Center is a full-service hospital and Level III Trauma Center located conveniently along the Interstate 75 corridor at exit 32, One Medical Center Drive in Middletown, between Cincinnati and Dayton. The hospital employs more than 1,500 people in full-time, part-time and on-call positions. Atrium is operated by Dayton-based nonprofit Premier Health.
The prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program was awarded to Atrium Medical Center in May. Programs that achieve recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management.
