FREE Foot Screening
Thursday, June 5, 2008 • 4:00 — 7:00 pm • Southside Hospital Health Institute, 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore
The Diabetes Resource Coalition of Long Island, in collaboration with Dr. Peter Mancuso and Dr. Shannon Maloney of NY Foot and Ankle Specialists invite you to
a free foot screening.Call 631-231-1401 for an appointment
BMHMC DIABETES CLUB
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 • 7:30 to 8:45 PM
Swezey Pavilion, 103 West Main Street, Patchogue - Home Care Conference Room
(Parking is behind the building on Lake Street)Welcome back to our own Rama Rajagopalan RD, CDN who will be speaking on “Create Your Plate”.
Sponsored in part by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County through a grant from the NYS Dept. of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.Also she will share the latest scoop on Trans-fats!
You will receive your own portion plate – also great for a picnic with your grandkids – it will help you can explain healthy eating to them!
For more information call 654-7778
Healthy Habits: Managing Diabetes by the Numbers
Know Your NumbersThe subject of this event focuses on the importance of keeping a logbook and what the numbers mean and how to react to the data. The program is directed out people with diabetes whether or not they currently test their blood sugar. The program is being held at the Westbury Holiday Inn which is on Old Country Road right off of the Meadowbrook Parkway. The Guest Speaker is Dr. Gray.
Click here for more information.
Call for Volunteers
"The Psychological Evaluation, Research and Counseling Clinic in the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY is currently recruiting volunteers for a research study developed to assist individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes acclimate to their new lifestyle. This program is free to all eligible participants and is not intended to replace the patient's medical care but rather supplement the care they are receiving from their treating physician. The program consists of weekly individual sessions held for 1 hour at the Saltzman Center and will focus on various topics related to diabetes management, such as diet, physical activity and self-monitoring.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the last six months, are over the age of 18, and are interested in making lifestyle changes please contact the Program Coordinator, Noreen Vail-Gandolfo, M.A., at (516) 317-5693 or NVail1@pride.hofstra.edu for more information.
This study is being conducted as dissertation project by Noreen Vail-Gandolfo,M.A. under the supervision of Mitchell Schare, Ph.D., Director of the Combined-Clinical School Psychology Ph.D. Program at Hofstra University."
ATTENTION: Kids, Parents, School principals, club coordinators & nurses, and educators. Learn more about one of the most exciting programs for kids in every school. The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is accepting applications for kids to become Diabetes Diplomats. They will serve as advocates, educators and event fundraisers right in their own school community. The Diabetes Research Institute is a world leader in cure focused research and is running this program for the third year. It's easy, it's fun, and it's educational. Go to www.drili.com to find out more. You don't have to have diabetes to participate, you only have to want to make a difference.
