Diabetes Awareness Day

Building diabetes awareness

Posted 11/6/14

There was a steady stream of visitors at the Diabetes Awareness Day held Saturday at Kent Hospital…

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Diabetes Awareness Day

Building diabetes awareness

THE CHOLESTEROL CHECK: Silvana Monteiro and Sandra Tondereau conducted cholesterol screenings. Here they talk over results with Jim Tetreault and Velia Costantino.

Warwick Beacon photos

IN A PRESSURE JOB: Anne Nencka takes the blood pressure of Catherine DeCiantis. DeCiantis figured her blood pressure might be slightly higher since she was one of the team planning the event. She was right.

SEMINAR: Dr. Mary Hanley talks to a group about diabetes during one of the sessions held Saturday at the Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Kent Hospital.

THAT’S HER DOC: Donna Johnson found her own doctor, Jason Mallette, conducting foot screenings as a means of detecting diabetes at Saturday’s Diabetes Awareness Day event. She said the screening didn’t tickle.

Posted Thursday, November 6, 2014 12:16 pm

There was a steady stream of visitors at the Diabetes Awareness Day held Saturday at the Kent Hospital Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. Care New England physicians and clinical experts from several hospitals as well as VNA of Care New England provided educational seminars and vendors were in attendance to answer questions.

According to Dr. Lisa Gould, director of the Wound Recovery Center, the greatest number of wounds the center treats is related to diabetes and obesity. Those participating could avail themselves of a number of screenings in addition to gathering information on a variety of medical issues.