Diabetes Awareness & Management Presentation Slated At Health Fair

Diabetes Awareness and Management will be one of the presentations at the 2017 Garrett County Health Fair and Fun Festival on April 8^th. Presenter Mitzi Wiltison, is a registered nurse at Garrett Regional Medical Center, a certified diabetes educator, and a certified lifestyle coach for the Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program.

Prevent Type 2 is a program to help participants make lifestyle changes to eat healthier, become more physically active, and improve problem-solving and coping skills. These changes can help delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. In American, 86 million adults have prediabetes (blood sugar levels higher than normal, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes).

Progressing from prediabetes to type 2 can take as little as 5 years. Type 2 diabetes can lead to serious health issues such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, or loss of toes, feet or legs. The presentation will explain why prediabetes should be a wakeup call to take action and prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

The Garrett County Health Fair and Family Fun Festival will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CARC (Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex) at Garrett College in McHenry.

For Immediate Release:  March 30, 2017
Contact Person: Diane Lee, PIO, 301-334-7689