The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., in Memorial Hospital Conference Room B. The next meeting will take place on April 6th. All participants are required to wear a mask to the meeting, and social distancing will be followed.
The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group is open to anyone with diabetes and family members of those with diabetes. Marcy Newcomer RD, LD, CDCES, Memorial Health System (MHS) Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist leads the group, and encourages community members to attend, “our support group is open to people with a current diabetes diagnosis, pre-diabetes, or a caregiver for someone with diabetes.”
Newcomer prepares a different topic for each month, and provides attendees with a month/seasonal specific recipe at each meeting.
The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group also has a Facebook group. To join, just search Facebook for the “Dickinson County Kansas Diabetes Support Group,” and request to join the group.
The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group is affiliated with the American Diabetes Association, MHS, and K-State Research and Extension, Dickinson County. For more information, call Marcy Newcomer, MHS Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist at (785) 263-6676 or K-State Research and Extension, Dickinson County, at 785-263-2001.