Diabetes: Facts & Fiction

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While almost 30 million people in the U.S. have some form of diabetes, one in four don’t even realize they’re walking around with the disease. To help educate the community on the facts and fallacies of diabetes, Emily Appleton, PA-C and Julie Wark, APRN-BC, providers with Diabetes & Endocrinology Associates of York Hospital, will present an interactive webinar, “Diabetes: Facts & Fiction,” Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The webinar, in the heart of November’s “National Diabetes Month,” will highlight risk factors, symptoms and types of diabetes. Also included will be these common questions and concerns:

• Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2: What’s the difference?
• Signs & Symptoms of Prediabetes
• Obesity & Insulin Resistance
• Screening for Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Intervention & Prevention

The program will end with a live Q&A session. Participants may submit questions when they register or by emailing [email protected] and putting “Diabetes Webinar” in the subject line.

To reserve your spot, sign up now via Eventbrite. Can’t join us live? Register anyway and you will receive a link to view the recording on the hospital’s YouTube channel after the event.

For further information or to schedule an appointment with the providers at Diabetes & Endocrinology of York Hospital please call 207-351-3733.

For more information on this webinar or future community programs at York Hospital, contact Community Relations at [email protected] or 207-351-2385.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Emily Appleton, MS, PA-C, ATC: Ms. Appleton’s experience ranges from clinical instructor and athletic trainer at the State University of New York/Stony Brook and the University of New Hampshire to physician assistant in Boston’s Faulkner Hospital ER and dialysis access coordinator at the Renal Division of Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She currently splits her time caring for and educating patients at Diabetes & Endocrinology and Kittery Family Practice. She earned her BS in Kinesiology from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. and an MHS in the Physician Assistant Program at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.

Julie Wark, APRN-BC: Ms. Wark has over 15 years’ experience in Nursing, most at York Hospital in roles as risk coordinator, med-surg nurse and RN care manager at Kittery Family Practice. Now at Diabetes & Endocrinology Associates of York Hospital, she provides her patients with education, support, management and treatment of diabetes and other endocrinology disorders. She earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Maine at Orono, and an MSN in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care from Walden University.