Covenant to host diabetes seminar

Covenant Health System will host a free community program on “Understanding Diabetes: From Childhood to the Obesity Epidemic” 6:30-7:30 p.m. May 18 in the Knipling Education Conference Center, 21st Street and Louisville Avenue.

The program will be delivered by Chris Shanklin, a family practice physician at Covenant.

Shanklin will speak to participants about diabetes and related health issues.

His presentation will cover the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of diabetes in the pediatric population, the link between type 2 diabetes and the obesity epidemic, different diabetes medications and how they work and new treatment options available.

This event is free and open to the community.

For more information, call (806) 725-0476.

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Avalanche-Journal

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Story last updated at 5/10/2010 - 9:49 pm

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