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Thursday, August 10, 2017by kenna.kj

On Thursday, August 10, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Clinical Nutrition Services is offering a free training program for area school staff members that have students with diabetes called, “Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed in School.”  The training will be conducted from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Diabetes and Nutrition Education Center in the lower level of the St. Anthony’s Convenient Care Building located at 801 West Temple in Effingham.

The training will be presented by Adrienne Jarrell, MS, RD, Certified Diabetes Educator at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital. The topics she will cover include:

  • Management of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
  • Glucagon injections
  • Basic Carbohydrate Counting
  • Overview of Blood Sugar Monitoring
  • Physical Activity

Reservations are requested.  For more information or to RSVP, contact Bonnie Kruse, Clinical Nutrition Services manager, at 217-347-1288.

For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit St. Anthony’s web site at stanthonyshospital.org.  HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.

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