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EXPO is one way the American Diabetes Association helps fight diabetes on a community level by provi




Whether you are at risk for, have been recently diagnosed with, or are living travel trailers for sale with diabetes, it is essential to make sure you have the information necessary to manage your disease. It can also be overwhelming caring for someone with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association strives to make it easier and the organization s EXPOs are a great place to start.
EXPO is one way the American Diabetes Association helps fight diabetes on a community travel trailers for sale level by providing free access to cooking demonstrations, diabetes information and educational presentations. At EXPO, local community health organizations are brought together so that attendees may benefit from a variety travel trailers for sale of screenings such as blood pressure, travel trailers for sale blood glucose and cholesterol. The resources found at EXPO can help to Stop Diabetes (R) in its tracks.
There is a lot that goes into making EXPOs successful and one of those things is its volunteers. travel trailers for sale Roberta Pondexter has been volunteering at EXPO Chicago for the past three years. I wanted to volunteer travel trailers for sale with an organization that hit close to home. My dad was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes six years ago. My family was initially scared and we wanted to learn more about this disease travel trailers for sale that affects so many, says Pondexter.
This year Roberta will be an EXPO captain, managing other volunteers throughout the day. My favorite part of EXPO is working the Healthy Lifestyle Stage, she says. Not only do I get to meet celebrity chefs who have been affected by diabetes, but I get to learn about easy and healthy recipes that I can make for my dad.

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