Building a Healthy Lifestyle While Living with Diabetes
Building and maintaining good health and wellness with diabetes starts with the right information.
The conference includes free A1C screenings, presentations from diabetes health and wellness experts, a healthy lunch, and diabetic education and resources to help you build a healthy lifestyle with diabetes. Our keynote and guest speakers will cover a wide range of diabetes health topics, including prevention and management strategies, diet and exercise best practices, and much more.
November 7 | 9:30AM – Lunch | Columbus Wellness Center Community Room
Connecting you with the resources to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The Columbus Community Hospital Diabetes Conference & Health Fair is designed to arm you with information and resources to help you manage diabetes and prevent type 2 diabetes. Conference speakers will share insights and practical steps for building a healthy lifestyle with diabetes, including:
- Diabetes management strategies
- Preventing type 2 Diabetes
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Weight management
- Sleep management
- Managing stress
- Living with diabetes – best practices
- And more!
Conference Schedule:
Free A1C Screenings – 9:30AM
Keynote Presentations Begin – 10AM
Healthy Lunch Served – Time TBD
Keynote Speakers
Stephen Pont, M.D., MPH
Medical Director, Center for Public Health Policy and Practice at Texas Department of State Health Services.
William B. Perkison, M.D., MPH, FACOEM
Assistant Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health – Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences division.
Guest Speakers
Christina Little-Manley M.S., R.D., L.D.
Dietician with 20+ years of experience in diabetic nutrition education.
Columbus Wellness Center Fitness Instructor
Every November is Diabetes Awareness Month
More than 37 million Americans have diabetes and approximately 96 million are considered prediabetic. Unlike type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease typically detected at an early age, anyone can develop type 2 diabetes at any age, and it is possible to live with the disease for years before knowing you have it.
If you are prediabetic or just want to make healthy lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes, there are steps you can take to lower your risk of developing the disease.
