Diabetes Support

With a high rate of diabetes in Fleming Co. the Fleming County Cooperative Extension is host to a monthly Diabetes Support Group. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month. Attendance varies from six to fourteen people. The Family and Consumer Science Agent does a class taken from the Diabetes Curriculum and the SNAP-Ed assistant usually follows with a lesson taken from the Healthy Choices Curriculum. A recipe from the NEP Calendar or from the Healthy Choices is prepared either before the class or during the session with samples following. The recipes are well received with many of the participants reporting they have prepared them for their families. Several of the class have started going to the local fitness center to walk and want to achieve more activity in their daily routine. The class has been very successful with many of the same clients returning each month. The consensus is if they miss a month they may be missing a class that would be important to their health.

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                                                    Barbara Campbell: SNAP-Ed assistant, Fleming Co.