Community Health Day

November 4, 2017
International Longshoremen's Hall (ILA)
1142 Morrison Drive
Charleston, SC 29403
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Community Health Day is a conference and expo held every November during National Diabetes Month. The speakers for 2017 are Dr. Souzan Abdel Samie, Roper/St Francis, Ms. Lorna Shelton Beck, RD., CDE. Dr. Cheryl Lynch and Ms. Shequerra Nelson. The theme is The Impact of Diabetes and High Blood on the Heart.
This conference is filled with important information, and diabetes and blood pressure checks.
Diabetes mellitus describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience polyuria (frequent urination), they will become increasingly thirsty (polydipsia) and hungry (polyphagia).
Approximately 90% of all cases of diabetes worldwide are type 2.
Some
people may be able to control their type 2 diabetes symptoms by losing
weight, following a healthy diet, doing plenty of exercise, and
monitoring their blood glucose levels. However, type 2 diabetes is
typically a progressive disease - it gradually gets worse - and the
patient will probably end up taking insulin infections.
Overweight
and obese people have a much higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
compared to those with a healthy body weight. People with a lot of
visceral fat, also known as central obesity, belly fat, or abdominal
obesity, are especially at risk. Being overweight/obese causes the body
to release chemicals that can destabilize the body's cardiovascular and
metabolic systems.
Being overweight, physically inactive and eating the wrong foods all contribute to our risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Drinking just one can of (non-diet) soda per day can raise our risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22%, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal Diabetologia.
The scientists believe that the impact of sugary soft drinks on
diabetes risk may be a direct one, rather than simply an influence on
body weight.
The risk of developing type 2
diabetes is also greater as we get older. Experts are not completely
sure why, but say that as we age we tend to put on weight and become
less physically active. Those with a close relative who has or had type
2 diabetes, people of Middle Eastern, African, or South Asian descent
also have a higher risk of developing the disease.
Community
Health Day allows individuals with type 2 diabetes to participate in
variety of interactive learning sessions to take charge and better
manage their disease, and prepare individuals at risk for developing
disease to learn techniques to delay the onset. The day consists of
presentations, exercise sessions, healthy lunch, and door prizes.