CSU – Pueblo and community offer diabetes care and prevention program

Pueblo –Classes are forming now for a diabetes prevention and care program that will begin in January and will allow participants to learn lifestyle balance through healthy eating and increased physical activity.

Last January, Colorado State University-Pueblo, in conjunction with the Pueblo Community Diabetes Project (PCDP), Parkview Diabetes Care Center, and The All-In-One Health Place for Diabetes at St. Mary Corwin Medical Center began implementing a Diabetes Prevention Outreach Program, which is offered to Pueblo’s residents who are at high-risk for and/or predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes.

The FREE 16-week program focuses on weight reduction and increasing physical activity. Classes are delivered in small group settings at various locations and times. The weekly, one-hour meetings will supply participants with handouts, instruction and other supportive material to assure that each individual will achieve success at some level.

This is a great opportunity for individuals who are serious about changing their lives to develop a healthier lifestyle that could reduce their risk for, or even eliminate, the development of diabetes.

For more information or to register for the class, call Stephanie Arellano or Trena Johnson at (719) 549-2855 or email at stephanie.arellano@colostate-pueblo.edu

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