Together with our health partner organizations, we completed a pilot series of five outreach clinics at Rita Chapel - one clinic a week for five weeks. The purpose was to identify "unknown diabetics," testing for blood sugar, blood pressure and Body Mass Index.
Depending on the weather, we had the clinics either inside as above or outside which was much nicer. We usually saw between 25 and 30 adults each night.
Besides the health screening, we also invited participants to take part in 30 minutes of light exercise and encouraged them to do that every day to help control their weight and diabetes.
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| We played this game to educate how diabetes affects the cells in your body. |
We also provided "hands on" cooking demonstrations where people can cook easy, nutritious recipes which include lots of vegetables and local foods.
Here are our two weight-loss winners from the pilot series. Each lost more than 6 lbs. over 5 weeks. For every 2.2 lbs a person loses, they reduce their chance of getting diabetes by 5%.
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