CentraState - Healthy Directions

Dealing with a Diabetes Diagnosis F ifty-three-year-old Mark Felix has been an avid exerciser his entire life who never had weight problems or any major health issues. So it came as a shock to the Manalapan resident when he was diagnosed three years ago with Type 1 diabetes, a type of diabetes that commonly appears in childhood. He had visited his primary care doctor, David Lombardi, MD, for a routine physical including blood work, which revealed the problem. "I wasn't experiencing any symptoms, challenges, or changes in my health," says Mark. "I never paid any attention to food or diet before because I was always thin and in great shape." Dr. Lombardi, a board-certified internal medicine physician with With the help of the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center, Mark Felix is now managing his diabetes effectively and enjoying good health. Lombardi and Shetty, LLC, and on the medical staff at CentraState Medical Center, referred Mark to board-certified endocrinologist Kenneth Ordene, MD, with Endocrinology Associates of Central NJ and on the medical staff at CentraState, for help managing his diabetes. He referred Mark for diabetes education offered at CentraState's Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center. FROM UNAWARE TO KNOWLEDGEABLE Proper nutrition, including monitoring of carbohydrate and fiber intake, is an important part of managing diabetes. When Mark began classes at the Diabetes Center, he says he "didn't know a carbohydrate from fiber." However, he quickly became an expert in nutrition and other important aspects of managing the disease. "Mark made tremendous strides in understanding diabetes and everything involved with it," says Jennean Schram, RD, a certified diabetes educator at the Center. "At the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center, we strive to help people fit diabetes management, including proper nutrition and exercise, carb counting, and medication usage, into their lifestyles—enabling patients to control their diabetes, not the other way around." "The team at the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center taught me you can still live a full life with diabetes," says Mark. For more information about services at CentraState's Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center, visit www.centrastate.com/diabetes or call (732) 294-2574. HD Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus • 901 West Main Street, Freehold 07728 program highlights— september & october 2011 For more information about these and other classes, screenings, special events, and more offered through the HAC, and to register, visit www.centrastate.com/healthprograms or call the HAC at (732) 308-0570, unless otherwise noted. Lighten Up! Weight-Loss Programs These eight-week group nutrition and fi tness programs address the challenges of losing weight while managing diabetes, arthritis, or the risk factors for heart disease. Each session includes one hour of nutritional education with a registered dietitian and a half hour of exercise with a fi tness professional. Cost: $99 • Lighten Up!—Weight loss for those with prediabetes or diabetes • Lighten Up!—Weight loss for those with arthritis or heart disease risk factors Lighten Up Express 7-week program This fast-paced group program for adults desiring to lose weight while reducing health risks is taught by a registered dietitian. One body composition analysis included in program. Participants receive a 50 percent discount on a metabolic analysis. Cost: $99 www.centrastate.com Maternal Child Health Rolling Strollers 4-week program Get fi t with CentraState's Rolling Strollers Club. Rolling Strollers incorporates stroller aerobics and intervals of exercises that lengthens, strengthens, and tones the body, all with your baby by your side. Cost: $39 Student Health Awareness Center Babysitting Classes Cost: $40 Boys Grow Up (boys ages 10–13) Cost: $18 Girls Grow Up (girls grades 4–6) Cost: $18 Girls Grow Up Part II (girls grades 6–8) Cost: $18 September/October 2011 15 u e 1 T T –R 0 O 3 1 0 : F o r m o r e rd d 3 h u 1 a a 0 s s : y y, , a e cp tt oe bm eb re 4r , 1 t, h S O . m . if n o r m S uu rn dd aa yy ,, O S ce tp ot be em rb 2e 9r , 2 15 0, a 1 . S a t 0 a t T T u e s d a y s s t a r t ig n O c t o b e r 1 1 ,r f o m 7 : 3 0 – 9 p . m . T m o F r h ou rrd na ify os r s e t aa tr it on nig o O r s m W e d n e s d a c tt oo rb ee gr it 1 e3 r,r ao lm l ( 9 7 f c s , y s f r o m O c t o b e r 1 2 t h r o u g h : 33 20 )– 01 81 - a 0. 5 3 m . N 7 0 . o v e m b e r 2 3 , 9 :0 3 – h u rd s a y , O c t o in o t rh o r uo gu hg Th e T sh du as yrd ,a Oy c, t S oe bp et re 2m 5 u b e r o r t o r e g it s e r f o 2 2 r c ls a s e s , c a l ( l 7 3 2 ) 3 0 8 - 0 5 7 0 . a –. 2 m . – . 2 m . b e r p . p 1 0 :0 3 a . m . T eh du nr es sd da ay y, , S Oe cp tt oe bm eb re 5r , 8 7, – 7 8– :8 3 W 1 3 , 7 e d m . m . – 8 : 3 0 p . m . : 03 p0 . p . m . m . W ne ed sn de as yd ,a O, cy t S oe bp et re 1m 9b ,e 7r – 1 84 :, 3 7 0– p8 .:0 W 3 p . m . m .

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