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Advocate Good Shepherd offers diabetes screening

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Offers Diabetes Health Clinic

Barrington, IL – The statistics are alarming. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the National Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Diabetes affects nearly 26 million people in the United States. This accounts for greater than 8% of the US population. It is estimated that 7 million Americans are currently undiagnosed and yet another 79 million Americans ages 20 and older have pre-diabetes.

Diabetes is a condition that requires close monitoring and management and has many related co-morbidities such as heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, and nerve damage. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has been addressing the diabetes epidemic over the years through community screenings, education and awareness but has taken it to the next level by offering regular community based screenings.

During the clinics, participants are evaluated on their diabetes risk and counseled by either a nurse or physician with instructions on follow up and offered tools to manage diabetes if necessary. These community clinics will be conducted on a regular basis throughout the Good Shepherd Hospital service area so people can monitor their progress.

The next clinic will be held on Saturday, February 9, 8 am – 12 pm at the Ela Township Community Center, 380 Surryese Road, Lake Zurich. Cost is $5 and will include a finger stick blood glucose level (12-hour fast is required) and an A1C level. Also, all participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Dr. Daniel So, endocrinologist, and diabetes educators on the Good Shepherd staff.

To register, call 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622) and mention the class code 3D04 or to go www.advocatehealth.com/gshp and click on “I need a class or support group” and type in the class code in the keyword box.

About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Advocate Good Shepherd in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is ranked highest in Illinois for quality and patient safety according to Blue Cross Blue Shield's 2011 Blue Star Report™. Advocate is a faith-based organization that exists to serve its communities. In 2010, Advocate provided more than $474,000,000 in charity care and services to its communities. For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital: www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep

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