ADRC to host workshop on preventing Type 2 diabetes

Metro Wire Staff

The Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County is hosting a free, one-hour workshop on preventing Type 2 diabetes on Wednesday, March 16, from 1-2 p.m.

Topics to be discussed include understanding Type 2 Diabetes, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, risk factors, symptoms, how diabetes can damage the human body, prediabetes versus diabetes, prevention, and working with health insurance companies.

All participants who join the workshop will receive a workbook and fact sheets to follow along during the workshop and take home for future reference. Participants can also enter a prize drawing at the end of the workshop provided by Security Health Plan.

Adults age 55+, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers are encouraged to preregister. The workshop is sponsored by the ADRC, Wisconsin Health Literacy, and Security Health Plan. For more information or to register, contact the Health Promotion Coordinator at 715-346-1401, or toll-free, 1-866-920-2525.

The ADRC at Lincoln Center is located at 1519 Water St. in Stevens Point.