Diabetes Information Team celebrates the National Diabetes Awareness Week 2014

In its continuous campaign to draw attention to issues of great importance to diabetes, the Diabetes Information Team together with the Negros Women for Tomorrow foundation and Bacolod City Health Office will be celebrating the National Diabetes Awareness Week this July 27 to August 2, 2014.

Join the team as we walk, dance and have fun to celebrate diabetes awareness and advocacy with a theme entitled, "I CHOOSE TO BE SUGAR-FREE" which gives emphasis to the individual's determination in his battle against this lifestyle disease.

This yearly event will commence on Sunday, July 27, 2014 as we celebrate Family Fun Day at the Lupit Church grounds. There will be games, mini-lectures, snacks, raffle & prizes and a lot of freebies for our diabetic patients and their families. The week-long celebration will culminate on August 2, 2014 in its grand celebration, the Negros Sugar Summit which is already running on its 7th year. The grand event will start with a morning walk, Lakat Sikat and followed by Funrobics competition at the Bacolod Bay Center.

Here is the complete listing of the activities and schedule.

July 27, 2014 : FAMILY FUN DAY
Venue: Lupit Church Grounds

7:00 AM- Walk with Mary
7:45 AM- Warm Down
8:00 AM- Diabetes Lectures Showdown
TOPICS:

• Hypoglycemia
• Complications of Diabetes
• TB in Diabetes
• Proper care and nutrition
• How to administer Insulin
• COPD cessation

9:30 AM- Games
10:00 AM - Announcement of Winners
                 - Raffle Draw

Healthy snacks will be served
3 Glucometers & T-shirts will be raffled
Free Blood Sugar Screening, Cholesterol Analysis, and Urinalysis
Free Bone screening
Nestle Products Free Samples


August 2, 2014: LAKAT SIKAT
Starting Points:

1. Lupit Church Grounds
2. Bacolod Capitol Lagoon
3. Bacolod City Health Office

August 2, 2014: FUNROBICS

Venue: Bacolod City Bay Center

Participating Teams:

1. Brgy. Estefania
2. Bacolod City Health
3. Silay City
4. Brgy. Mandalagan
5. Brgy. Mansilingan
6. Brgy. Pahanocoy
7. Brgy. Pahanocoy "Shake & Sweat"
8. Brgy. Handumanan
9. Brgy. Granada
10. Brgy. Sum-ag

The DIT would like to thank its generous friends and sponsors who made this yearly activity possible:

1. Sincere Drugstore
2. Meryl Shoes
3. Mr. Stephen Sy
4. Pharma Nutria
5. Bacolod Canvass
6. Dyno Lending
7. Dr. Patria Parreno Gensoli
8. Dr. Ma. Carmela P. Gensoli
9. Bayer Philippines, Inc.
10. Pharma Friends: Getz, Beracah, Natrapharm, SV More, Eli Lilly, BIPHI, Sanofi, Zydus, Novo, Otsuka