Columbus Community Hospital Hosts Diabetes Awareness Day on Oct. 2

If you want to learn more about diabetes, Columbus Community Hospital has just the event for you. Diabetes Awareness Day takes place from 4:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, in the hospital’s first-floor conference center. The event will include cooking demonstrations, informational booths and free and discounted screenings and immunizations.

Below are the screenings and immunizations that will be available from 4:30-6:30 p.m.:

• A1c - $20

• Fingerstick glucose – $10

• Vision – free

• Bone density – free

• Blood pressure – free

• Influenza immunization - $30

• Prevnar 20 (pneumonia) vaccine - $278

Screenings will be provided by the hospital’s Occupational Health Services department, CCH staff and the Columbus Lions Club. For the A1c screenings, please call ahead at 402-562-4480 to register.

Informational sessions include:

• 5-5:45 p.m. - “GLP medications, CGMs and insulin pumps for Type 2 diabetes” by Leah Haak Beck, PA-C, Faith Regional Physician Services Endocrinology

• 6-7 p.m.  – “The Happy Diabetic” by Chef Robert Lewis, sponsored by GVOKE and CCH

This event is sponsored by CCH, Total Medical Supply, Medtronic, Abbott, Dexcom, Omnipod, GVOKE, Hy-Vee, Ilet and Ascenia Diabetes Care.

For more information on Diabetes Awareness Day or to RSVP by Oct. 1, call 402-562-3322 or 402-562-4460, or visit columbushosp.org.