After being diagnosed
with diabetes, you
may have questions
about living day-to-day with
this disease. Fort HealthCare
offers a free Diabetes
Support Group the second
Monday of every other
month to help persons with
diabetes in an interactive
and relaxed atmosphere.
“The groups are for anyone
with diabetes, as well as
family or friends who have
questions about managing the
disease,” said Registered
Nurse Karen Davenport, Fort
HealthCare diabetes educator.
Participants can use the
support group to learn
more about maintaining a
healthy lifestyle. Or they
can voice their own concerns.
Although each meeting
has a theme and is led
by Fort HealthCare professionals,
participants are
encouraged to share their
own experiences and help
each other solve problems.
The next meeting of the
Diabetes Support Group will
be Monday, Jan. 9, from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Anyone
can attend—no preregistration
is necessary. You can
attend regularly or just once.
“The next meeting will
focus on meeting the daily
challenges of living with diabetes,”
Davenport said.
All Diabetes Support
Group meetings are
held at Fort Memorial
Hospital. To learn more
about the group or
diabetes education at
Fort HealthCare, call
Karen Davenport at
(920) 568-5247.
