Humboldt General Hospital's Diabetes Support Group will welcome Dr.
Cody Bengoa.
Dr. Bengoa, a local optometrist, will present "Diabetes and Eye Health"
from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the hospital's
Sonoma conference room.
Diabetics, pre-diabetics, caregivers and those who are interested in preventing
diabetes are invited to attend.
The Diabetes Support Group is led by Humboldt General Hospital Director
of Nutrition and Dietary Services Tiffani Nalivka.
Nalivka said diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the U.S. "Come
and hear Dr. Bengoa discuss how to prevent vision loss if you or someone
you know has diabetes," she said.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that nearly 27 percent of
Americans over the age of 65 and nearly 9 percent of America's total
population currently has diabetes.
"Diabetes not only impacts those with the diagnosis," said Nalivka,
"but it severely impacts our community as a whole. We want to help
our community combat this deadly disease."
The Diabetes Support Group provides a casual setting in which participants
can ask questions, and features speakers, like Dr. Bengoa, who can address
more specialized topics.
"With the help of physicians, podiatrists, dentists, fitness gurus,
and a slate of other experts, we are able to deliver some very powerful
education, and that education will help curb the serious and widespread
impact of this disease process," said Nalivka.
For more information on "Diabetes and Eye Health," please email
HGH Nutrition Services Director Tiffani Nalivka at nalivkat@hghospital.org
or call (775) 623-5222, ext. 1756.