Learn to live with diabetes at Seymour Community Center

SEYMOUR - Naugatuck Valley Health District has partnered with Griffin Hospital and the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging to offer an in-person session of the popular Live Well with Diabetes workshop for adults in the Valley with diabetes or pre-diabetes or those that care for someone with diabetes.

This program helps them learn new skills to manage their diabetes. 

Once a week for six weeks, two trained Live Well leaders will facilitate the two-hour group sessions at the Seymour Community Center, 20 Pine St.

Participants will learn about healthy eating, high and low blood sugar, being active, sick day guidelines, tips for dealing with stress, foot care, making weekly action plans, and how to set small and achievable goals. Participants will be given at no cost the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and an exercise CD.

Class size is limited to sixteen participants and pre-registration is required. A new group is starting on Mondays from Sept. 27-Nov. 8 from 1-3 p.m.

To sign up, call 203-888-0406 ext. 1 or visit www.seymourcommunityservices.com.

Live Well is sponsored by The Southwestern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, State Unit on Aging and Connecticut Department of Public Health through grants from the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Live Well with Diabetes is an evidence-based self-management program developed at Stanford University.

This is shared from the Naugatuck Valley Health District Facebook page.

Support group at Griffin Hospital in Derby to host talk on diabetic foot care

Talk on proper foot care slated Oct. 8 at Griffin Hospital in Derby./ Contributed photo

 
DERBY - The Diabetes Education & Support Group at Griffin Hospital will host a free discussion on proper foot care at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8. The hospital is at 130 Division St.

Wound care specialists from The Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Griffin Hospital will discuss the importance of proper foot care, screening and hygiene as it relates to preventing diabetic foot ulcers.

The Diabetes Education & Support Group meets September - June on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss the management of diabetes, its challenges, and day-to-day dietary concerns. Individuals with diabetes and their caregivers are welcome to attend.

No registration is required. 

For more information, call Mary Swansiger, 203-732-1137.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

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Podiatrist to speak about foot care at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Griffin Hospital to host a free talk on foot health March 1./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital will host a talk on foot health and the benefits of seeing a podiatrist at 6 p.m. March 1 at the hospital.

Podiatrist John D. Schwerdt of Yale Podiatry Group in Shelton and Ansonia, will present “The Community Podiatrist: The Extraordinary Benefits of our Ordinary Services.” 

The talk will cover who podiatrists are and their training, routine foot care, diabetes and foot health, age-related foot problems, and other common foot issues such as plantar fasciitis, plantar warts, and neuromas.

This talk is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U program, a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics. 

Light refreshments will be served.

To reserve a spot or for more information, call 203-732-1511 or visit the calendar at griffinhealth.org.

The hospital is at 130 Division St. 

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

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