UPDATE: If you did not register for this event, please feel free to come and attend anyway. 

The Public Safety Building is located just east of the new City Hall.  It's off of Litchfield Rd. between Bell and Greenway. 

The fifth workshop in the Compassionate Surprise Series will be held on Saturday December 19^th from 1-4 pm and focus on “LIVING with Diabetes”.  This free educational workshop will be held at the Surprise Public Safety Building located at 14250 W. Statler Plaza Surprise, AZ 85374.

Approximately 23.6 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes yet many do not even know about it.  Another 57 million have pre-diabetes.  For those with diabetes, the risk for stroke is 2-4 times higher, 75% have high blood pressure, and the risk of kidney disease, blindness and nervous system diseases leading to amputation, etc. is higher than for those who do not have it. 

Whether you or a loved one have had diabetes for years or are recently diagnosed, this workshop will help you better understand how you can LIVE with diabetes.  Come learn some the basics, the myths and facts but also a lot of practical ideas on how to not only manage your diabetes but LIVE a full life with it. 

Our main speaker will be Anne Dennis, Associate Manager of the American Diabetes Association.  Ms. Dennis is also the author of “Taming the Diabetes Dragon”, a children’s book on how to grow up with diabetes.  Also, come get a behind-the- scenes look at a family with a diabetic teenager and hear their daily struggles and successes with school, sports, diet, and life.  This will be a casual but information-rich workshop that you won’t want to miss! 

If you have questions, you can call Nanette Bowles at 623-222-2266 (voice) or 480-347-9260 (Video phone for the Deaf) or email nanette.bowles@surpriseaz.com.