Diabetes

November is Diabetes Awareness month. Throughout the month, Carson Tahoe Health will be hosting a variety of FREE classes and events to raise awareness and offer support. All classes and events will be located at the Health & Wellness Institute (1470 Medical Pkwy, Suite 250).

Tuesday, Nov. 6th classes:

11 AM-Noon - Exercise for Diabetes Management class, Colleen Bannister

Noon-1 PM - Type I Diabetes & Technology class, Dr. Sharleen Sidhu

November is Diabetes Awareness month. Throughout the month, Carson Tahoe Health will be hosting a variety of FREE classes and events to raise awareness and offer support. All classes and events will be located at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (1470 Medical Pkwy, Suite 250).

Join Dr. Sharleen Sidhu for a Type I Diabetes & Technology class from Noon - 1 PM.

Throughout the month of November, Carson Tahoe Health will be hosting a variety of classes and events to raise awareness and offer support. All diabetes month classes and events are FREE! Look at the schedule for classes and times.

Tuesday, Nov. 6
Colleen Bannister - Exercise for Diabetes Management from 11 AM-Noon
Dr. Sharleen Sidhu - Type I Diabetes & Technology from Noon - 1 PM

Thursday, Nov. 8
Syndi Skilling – Type II and You. What’s your risk? from 5 - 6 PM
Dr. John Sutton - Treating and Managing Type II Diabetes from 6-7 PM

Tuesday, Nov. 13

It's parade day in Carson City, which means a host of Nevada Day activities throughout the state capital all day long.

Of course, the 80th annual Nevada Day Parade is the centerpiece of the Silver State's 154th birthday celebration.

The Misfits Theater Group in Dayton is performing "The Arcane Lantern," a comical farce set in old Dayton at the turn of the 20th Century, directed by Cindy Pardini.

Carson Valley Medical Center Registered Dietitian Renie Tharp will host a free seminar and healthful luncheon entitled "Putting Diabetes Type II and Pre-diabetes In Perspective," Oct. 27 at 11:30 a.m. (lunch served at 12:30 p.m.)

The seminar will be held on the second floor of the CVMC Administration Building, 1107 U.S. Highway 395 North in Gardnerville. For more information, or to sign-up, call 775-782-1528.

CARSON CITY — Many Nevada schoolchildren will take part in organized events to walk or bicycle to school on Wednesday Oct. 10 in recognition of International Walk to School Day. Children not taking part in an organized school event are encouraged to involve their family in safely walking or bicycling to school on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and other days.

The weekend is not only around the corner but the roar of Street Vibrations arrives today, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Battle Born Harley-Davison in Carson City. Among today's other featured events are a Muscle Powered hike, a talk about time management strategy at Rustically Divine and a reading of "Alice in Wonderland" where the Carson City Library is highlighting those celebrated book classics that have been banned at one time or another in history. Read on for more.

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Do you have pre-diabetes? In conjunction with the CDC and the National Diabetes Prevention Program, we offer a year-long program that has proven to be effective in reducing the risk of diabetes. The classes will be held at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (1470 Medical Pkwy, Suite 250).

Cost is $240, annually and payment options are available. Registration required. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2nCge4v

If you've had problems with your heart, or have diabetes, a healthy lifestyle is the best way to get you feeling like you should. We've created Cardio & Strength Connection to help you develop a healthy exercise program in a safe and comfortable environment.

Do you have pre-diabetes? In conjunction with the CDC and the National Diabetes Prevention Program, we offer a year-long program that has proven to be effective in reducing the risk of diabetes. The program will be held at Carson Tahoe Cardiology (1470 Medical Pkwy, Suite 250).

Cost is $240, annually and payment options are available. Registration required. Sign up here https://bit.ly/2nCge4v

Do you have pre-diabetes? In conjunction with the CDC and the National Diabetes Prevention Program, we offer a year-long program that has proven to be effective in reducing the risk of diabetes.

This program begins on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, from 4 - 5 PM. Cost is $240, annually and payment options are available. This program will be held at the Carson Tahoe Health & Wellness Institute (1470 Medical Pkwy, Suite 250) Registration required. Sign up here https://bit.ly/2nCge4v For more information or questions, please contact our Wellness Assitant at 775-445-7337.

Learning a second language isn't as simple as sitting through classes and completing workbooks. Just ask clients at the United Latino Community (ULC) in Carson City, where learning a language is a shared experience and a common thread that binds people together.

This week's edition of It's Your City features Dr. Victoria Melhuish, a podiatrist at Sierra Foot & Ankle in Carson City. She sits down with host Cortney Bloomer to talk about taking care of your feet, especially during the summer months.

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The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services urges Nevadans to participate in National Nutrition Month by learning about healthy food choices and portioning.

Pets of the Homeless, the only national nonprofit organization focused on feeding and providing emergency veterinary care to pets of homeless people, is looking to expand its national network of veterinarians to provide emergency veterinary care.

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Partnership Carson City is hosting a six week class for people with diabetes, pre-diabetes and caretakers.
The class, Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP), is a licensed diabetes self-management education curriculum developed by the University of Illinois, Chicago.

CARSON CITY — In commemorating Diabetes Awareness Month, Carson Tahoe Health will be hosting a series of complementary diabetes self-management classes throughout the month of November.

A federal court judge Tuesday denied a request by pharmaceutical industry representatives to preliminarily enjoin Nevada’s first-in-the-nation insulin transparency law, rejecting arguments that the law would cause immediate and irreparable harm to manufacturers of diabetes drugs.

From 11am-12pm Linda Bundy will discuss targeting the 8 Core Defects in Type 2 Diabetes and how it improves outcomes, attitudes, and self – esteem, (discuss use of GLP-1 and SGLT2 medication for better diabetes control.) From 12pm-1pm Kim Mason, RD and dietitian staff will talk about Mind over Meal, how your brain tricks you into eating more, with intro to Intuitive eating. This session will be held in the Bristlecone Room at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

From 5pm-6pm Syndi Skilling will discuss the different phone apps to download and use. Then from 6pm-7pm John Sutton, DO will talk about the use of analog insulin vs. Human insulin to manage diabetes, (evaluating prescription costs vs, treatment effectiveness.) Call (775) 445-5169 fro more information. Class will be held at the Carson Tahoe Health and Wellness Institute.

To Kickoff Diabetes Awareness Month the Health and Wellness Institute will have David Johnson talking about insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome from 11am-12pm. Then from 12pm-1pm Colleen will teach a cardio and strength exercise intro class. Signups for ongoing exercise class. Call (775) 445-5169 for more information.