Be a Diabetes A.C.E. (Active. Confident. Educated.)

Name: Be a Diabetes A.C.E. (Active. Confident. Educated.)
Start: 2024-07-31T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-31T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Fayette County Cooperative Extension

Schedule

Wed Jul 31 2024 at 08:30 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Fayette County Cooperative Extension | Lexington, KY

Join us to develop effective strategies to optimize your diabetes control and review practical tips that you can use in your everyday life.
Register early – space is limited!
This event is free and open to the public. Click here to register: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5S2AbGxPGSYLps
Attendance will be capped at 30 participants.
Event details
July 31, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fayette County Extension Office
1140 Harry Sykes Wy
Lexington, KY 40504
Free parking is available. Enter through back doors.

If you or a friend or loved one have type 1, type 2 or prediabetes, you don’t want to miss this event hosted by the UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. Our highly qualified experts will walk you through how you can live your best life while managing diabetes. Be a Diabetes A.C.E. (Active. Confident. Educated) is designed for people both with a newer diagnosis of diabetes as well as those who have had diabetes for many years.
Session content:
• Learn practical tips to eat healthy, deal with stressful situations, manage your medications and be more active.
• Participate in safe exercises that you can replicate at home.
• Learn about the latest medications for treating diabetes.
• Develop strategies for coping with diabetes.
• Learn about glucose sensors, insulin pumps and other state-of-the-art technologies.
If you have questions about diabetes, don’t miss this opportunity to meet and interact with UK HealthCare’s diabetes experts.
A healthy lunch will be provided.
This event will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a future session in another language, please call the UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Education team at 859-323-7391.
Funding and support provided by UK HealthCare’s Healthy Kentucky Initiative.
In collaboration with UK Cooperative Extension Service.