Folks with diabetes, prediabetes or thoughts they may have either disease are encouraged to attend the annual Newman Regional Health Diabetes Community Health Fair on Thursday.
With almost a third of Americans suffering from either diabetes or pre-diabetes, Health Fair organizers like diabetes educator Wilma Malone say simple steps — like developing an eating plan — can help.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says over 30 million Americans — almost 10 percent of the nation’s population — have diabetes. Almost 85 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Symptoms include frequent urination, feeling thirsty or hungry, fatigue, blurry vision, weight loss and tingling or numbness in the hands or feet.
Activities go from 4:30 to 6 pm at the Fairgrounds Anderson Building. The event will offer glucose, blood pressure and foot screenings from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, with Dr. Charisse Symmonds as the guest speaker starting at 5:30 pm.
