Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will be hosting Dining with Diabetes, a three-class health workshop, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, from 6-8 p.m. at the Clermont County Fairgrounds 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust Street, Owensville.
Dining with Diabetes (DWD) is a series of classes conducted by Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) staff and community health partners.
The program helps individuals learn strategies to manage their diabetes through menu planning, carbohydrate counting, portion control, label reading and recipe modification.
The workshop’s informal, interactive style encourages group discussion. All classes are interactive and include food sampling for three meals along with take-home resources.
Clermont Extension has hosted DWD since 2013, led by FCS staff members Margaret Jenkins and Mona Glover. Community health partner Robert Westbrook, pharmacist and owner of The Pill Box Pharmacy in Amelia, is a series presenter. Westbrook is a certified diabetes educator.
“This workshop teaches a new way for individuals to approach eating and lifestyle changes to support their health,” Glover said.
Diabetes is a health problem for many Ohioans. More than 830,000 adult Ohioans have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to statistics released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a study done by the Ohio Department of Health.
An additional 200,000 are estimated to have diabetes and not know it.
The cost for the three-class DWD workshop is $25 per participant.
To download a registration form, visit http://clermont.osu.edu.
Contact Clermont Extension at (513) 732-7070 for more information. A holiday class, emphasizing healthy yet festive food choices, is scheduled for Nov. 12.
Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU.
The office merges needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources and Community Development.