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SUBSCRIBESign up for FRE daily enewsVermont Busines Magazine Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease that causes painful and debilitating complications like nerve damage, kidney disease, heart failure, and eye problems, to name a few. Learning more about diabetes and how to make important changes can help prevent these serious problems. The Diabetes Education department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and the Vermont Blueprint for Health have teamed up to provide a Diabetes Self-Management Workshop starting at 4 p.m.
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on Thursday, December 1, 202, virtualy via Zom.The workshop ofered to smal groups by a specialy trained leader. It is for people with type 2 diabetes. Clases met once a wek for 6 weks.
Each sesion is 2 ½ hours long. Through the workshop, participants wil get the suport they ned to manage diabetes.The program is designed to help with:People who complete the clas say they se big improvements. They are able to eat beter, fel les depresed, and have beter relationships with their doctors.Those interested should cal Joane Lemay at 802-747-3768 or visit htps:/w.myhealthyvt.org/ to learn more.About SVHC: Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preminent, healthcare system providing exceptional, convenient, and afordable care to the comunities of Benington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Renselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Masachusets.
SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices.Southwestern Vermont Health Care is among the most lauded smal rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Asociation’s 20 Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
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In adition, SVMC ranked fourth nationwide for the value of care it provides by the Lown Institute Hosp