November is National Diabetes Prevention Month. Managing your diabetes includes diet, exercise, medication, and blood sugar level monitoring. Follow a healthy eating plan, including eating more fruits and vegetables and less sugar and salt. Get physically active ‐ 10 to 20 minutes a day is better than only an hour once a week. Take medicines as prescribed. Test your blood sugar regularly to understand and track how food, activity, and medicine affect your blood sugar levels.
Diabetes Prevention Month
Nov 04, 2020
Featured Articles
SMC Foundation to Hold 18th Annual Charity Golf Classic
The Sakakawea Medical Center Foundation Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 17. The goal of this event is to assist SMC Foundation is securing funding needed to help SMC continue to provide quality healthcare close to home.
A Message of Warning and Hope About Colorectal Cancer
Cancer is something that can catch a person completely off guard. But, when it comes to colon and colorectal cancer, a colonoscopy can help detect and prevent cancer before it really begins. For one Mercer County resident, a recent experience demonstrates both the risk of waiting and the relief of acting on the opportunity for getting that colonoscopy.
Giving Hearts Day 2022
Local businesses Union State Bank and Stroup Insurance have provided the SMC Foundation with $3,000 in match funds to kick off Giving Hearts Day. Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour fundraising event for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. As the longest-running giving day in the country, GHD has helped charities raise more than $112 million since its founding.