Enjoying Food with Diabetes: Understanding Food Labels.

Send us Fan MailDear Listeners,November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes Awareness month is an international observance seeking to bring attention to diabetes. In 2014 a STEPS to a Well Bermuda survey discovered that 12.2% of the respondents had been measured and diagnosed with raised blood sugar or diabetes. This is a disease that may not only affect those diagnosed with diabetes but also, loved ones and caregivers worldwide and more specifically here in Bermuda. Essentially, diabetes awareness is beneficial for those looking for ways to prevent the development of diabetes, those looking to manage diabetes, those supporting loved ones with diabetes and more. This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, is dubbed, Enjoying Food with Diabetes: Understanding Food Labels. #empoweringinformingandmotivating Bermuda residents to live well. Our guest this episode is Sara Bosch de Noya, Diabetes Educator from the Bermuda Diabetes Association Bermuda Diabetes Association.  This informative discussion With Ms. Bosch de Noya provides a wealth of information on label reading and the impact this can have on glucose levels, enjoying food and understanding the importance of balance and moderation. As you tune into this episode consider how this topic may impact your life, how you can impact the change in stigma around diabetes, and the importance of awareness in the Bermuda Community. As this is just one component of the conversation around diabetes, For more information about diabetes visit the Bermuda Diabetes Association Website.If you have a question you need answered or a topic you would like to hear on Bermuda Health-Abets email [email protected]. To listen to upcoming segments of Bermuda Health-Abets you can find us here on Facebook , on our YouTube Chanel @DepartmentofHealthBermuda Like and subscribe to the page, on Apple Podcast, or Spotify Podcast.Thank you for listening!Empowering, Informing  and Motivating Bermuda Residents to Live Well