The Steward Diabetes Care Program at Saint Anne’s Hospital offered “Diabetes Prevention and Management,” a free four-week education program for adults from April 10 through May 1, 2012 at St. Mary’s School, Fall River. Using a common-sense, easy-to-use approach focused on healthy eating and exercise, Saint Anne’s certified diabetes educators, Rose Marie Couto, RN, CDE, and Laurie Hammontree, RD, LDN, CDE, note that a few simple steps can help prevent one of the country’s most prevalent diseases. In the Fall River area, the incidence of diabetes is higher than both state and national averages. “However, the good news,” says Couto, “is that there are strategies that can actually help to prevent diabetes, and many tools for successfully managing it. Our goal with this program is to help people understand diabetes, learn what’s possible to help them prevent or manage diabetes, and get the help they need so they can live healthy, productive lives.” Adults who have been told they are at risk for developing diabetes, been diagnosed with diabetes, or are interested in taking steps to prevent diabetes were invited to attend. Click here for a fifteen-minute video from the first session.  For more information about the project, contact Rose Marie Couto, RN, CDE, 508-674-5600, ext. 2490.