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, in Abilene. The next meeting will take place on July 6. All participants are required to wear a mask to the meeting, and social distancing will be followed.
Kansans increasingly seek information about their food and nutrition needs, about how to prepare easy and nutritious meals, and about physical activity. K-State Research and Extension strives to help Kansans eat healthier and increase physical activity to improve their quality of life now and in the future. They offer a variety of classes and resources to help the community. Class curriculum challenges participants to make positive changes in life. They range from making healthy diet choices and moving more to learning how to dine with diabetes.
Atalie Tompkins, Nutrition Educator/SNAP-Ed, with K-State Research and Extension will be joining us this month to talk about upcoming classes, as well as K-State Research and Extension and SNAP-Ed resources available in our community.
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.