November is American Diabetes Month

Terry RogersHeadlines, Health, Milford Headline Story

November is American Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association hopes to bring awareness to the seriousness of the disease. According to the association, 1.2 million people in America are diagnosed with diabetes each year and 11.6 percent of Americans dealt with the illness in 2023. “Diabetes can impact your body in many negative ways,” Diane McArtor, Bayhealth Diabetes Care …

MilfordLIVE Weekly Review – September 17, 2024

Sonja FreyMilford-live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include: Milford Museum to take over old police station McCarron, Wilson and Shupe take primary for Milford area Here are the nominees for Delaware Teacher of the Year Field Hockey Improves to 4-1 Federal audit sees improvement in drug related crime rates Click on the image below to view the PDF

Keep your cool with diabetes

Terry RogersHeadlines, Health, Milford Headline Story

Diabetes may be one of the most difficult to understand chronic diseases in the world with many people unsure even what diabetes is, let alone how to keep their cool and manage it. Over 38 million Americans suffer from diabetes with 1.2 million diagnosed each year. In 2023, 11.6 percent of Americans had the illness and 97.6 million more were …

Delaware Diabetes Coalition Co-sponsors Diabetes, Obesity Webinar on June 6

Terry RogersHeadlines, Health, Milford Headline Story

The Delaware Diabetes Coalition is pleased to co-sponsor a webinar about the impact of diabetes and obesity in the workforce, scheduled for June 6 at 9:00 a.m. Other partnering sponsors are Delaware Health and Social Services, Delaware SHRM State Council, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, and Novo Nordisk. Diabetes and obesity are major health issues and cost drivers in …