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In December, 2012, an Mission To Heal team had inaugurated the a Upon This Rock Medical Center (UTRMC) in Ozu Abam. A team returned there for a mission from May 31st to June 13th, 2013. After the usual pre-departure “Packing Trip” at Dr. Geelhoed’s home in Maryland, the team of nine volunteers flew to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, via […]

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Best Diabetic Friends.

This is very interesting. Please share with your loved ones.

Life, Or something like it.

Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a bad low, a bad high, a big success, any day that you’d like to share. Also, for more info about Diabetes Blog Week or to find a list of everyone who has posted on today’s topics you can follow the link Bitter Sweet Diabetes. 🙂

It’s known that I have been a type one diabetic for almost eight years now. (Though it feels like much longer) When I was first diagnosed, at the end of 2005, I was given very little information on the subject. There weren’t classes being given or any sort of support groups around. I was told that I would have to take insulin injections three times a day for the rest of my life. In that bleak hospital room so long ago I was…

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March 6, 2013

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UTR Medical Center’s beginnings!

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Diabetes Support Groups

Diabetes Support Group Meetings are scheduled for the second Sunday of every month at 4:30 PM in the medical center. These groups are facilitated by a certified diabetes educator. Additional education is available for children with diabetes and women with gestational diabetes.

At UTR Medical Center Diabetes Management we can help you take charge of your diabetes – and your life.

To reach the Center for Diabetes Management, please call 0813-949-3468 for more information.

Individual Sessions: · Initial Assessment · Follow-up session based on individual needs

Four Group Sessions to include the following topics:
Overview of diabetes · Setting goals and coping with diabetes · Nutrition and meal planning · Medication and monitoring · Exercise · Pattern management · Prevention, direction and treatment of acute and chronic conditions · the importance of hygiene and foot care · Benefits of management · Building a support system with healthcare professionals, community members and family members.

For additional information on diabetes and to test yourself if you think you or someone you know is at risk for diabetes, you can call 07012593715 or 08038726960 or come to the medical center.