Berlin, Md.
– Atlantic General Hospital has added a diabetes workshop to its list of
education opportunities throughout the community. This workshop will be
held weekly at the Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Center in Berlin
from October 9 to November 13, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
From the Stanford University Patient Education Research Center, the Diabetes
Self-Management Workshop is a six week program for diabetics and their
caregivers. This free workshop is designed to help those affected by diabetes
better manage their disease. It helps participants cope with challenges
and lifestyle changes imposed by diabetes. Some of the activities covered
in this workshop will be – healthy eating, ways to prevent low blood
sugar/hypoglycemia, preventing or delaying complications, physical activity
and exercise, reading nutrition labels, foot care and more.
For more information and to pre-register, call the Atlantic General Hospital
Community Education office of Laura Small at 410-629-6820.
About Atlantic General Hospital
Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the
residents of Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset (Md.) and Sussex (Del.) counties
since May 1993. Built by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated
community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin, Md.,
combines old-fashioned personal attention with the latest in technology
and services. It provides quality specialty care such as weight loss surgery,
orthopedics, outpatient infusion for individuals with cancer or blood/autoimmune
disorders, retina surgery and a comprehensive women’s diagnostic
center. Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than 40 primary
care providers and specialists, care for residents and visitors throughout
the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit
www.atlanticgeneral.org.