Managing your Diabetes Starts here
Our Commitment
With 1 in 10 adults living with diabetes, the Lewis County Health Department meets our community where they are by offering Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes to help people living with diabetes, eat smarter, connect with care, and learn how diabetes plays a role in their day to day lives.
Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes
A multi-part class where participants learn about what diabetes is, how it works, and how it effects the body; diet management and carb counting; expert advice; group discussions; and diabetic friendly snack recipe testing.
Sign up for our next session today!
Diabetes Basics: "Cooking with Diabetes"
With diabetes, selecting the right food can be challenging. We are proud to offer a simple introduction to diabetes while showcasing recipes that are easy to make, work with your diabetes, and most importantly ARE TASTY!
Pre-Diabetes
PREDIABETES
Prediabetes means you have a higher than normal blood sugar level. It's not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes yet, but without lifestyle changes, adults and children with prediabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
If you have prediabetes, the long-term damage of diabetes — especially to your heart, blood vessels and kidneys — may already be starting. There's good news, however. Progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes isn't inevitable.
Eating healthy foods, making physical activity part of your daily routine and staying at a healthy weight can help bring your blood sugar level back to normal. The same lifestyle changes that can help prevent type 2 diabetes in adults might also help bring children's blood sugar levels back to normal.
