November Show — Diabetes Education and Prevention
In November, The Healthier Michigan Radio Show discussed diabetes education and prevention. Host Ann Thomas spoke with:
- Grace Derocha, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, about the different forms of the disease, how it affects the body, the risk factors for developing diabetes and how to prevent this condition, as well as what it’s like to manage diabetes and how it affects a person’s day-to-day life.
Patti Briggs, grandmother of a 16-year-old named Connor with diabetes, spoke about their personal experience dealing with the disease.