Today in the United States, 37.3 million people have diabetes, and an additional 96 million people 18 years of age or older have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Together, these shocking statistics represent almost half of our population. With numbers this high, the need for diabetes education and support is more urgent than ever -- not just as a means of managing the disease, but also as a strategy to prevent it. Community Memorial's Diabetes Education program is the only accredited outpatient diabetes education program in Ventura County. The program is staffed by Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, and provides training and education to patients in the areas of healthy eating, active living, medication management, risk reduction, problem solving, and more! In this episode, we sit down with Wendy Amaro, Community Memorial's Manager of Population Health, to learn what makes Community Memorial's Diabetes Education program so unique, effective, and valuable to the community.
