SEQUIM — Diabetes management will be the topic of a free WOW! Working on Wellness forum at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
Kitty Dissing, RN, CDE, will present “Self-Management of Diabetes: Options & Barriers” at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 South Blake Ave.
Dissing said that diabetes is usually considered a “self-management” disease and that the job of a diabetes educator is to empower people through knowledge and through the resources available to help them control it.
She will talk about the importance of those with diabetes educating themselves about options and barriers, especially given shifts in healthcare and opportunities that are available in the area.
Handouts will provide information about support groups, educational programs and typical insurance coverage.
Dissing has been a registered nurse since 2000. She received national accreditation as a certified diabetes educator in 2008.
She urges attendees to ask questions about diabetes and ways to manage it.
WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, Sequim’s free clinic at 777 N. Fifth Ave., Suite 109, Sequim.
The clinic provides basic urgent care and chronic health care services to uninsured community members.
It is supported by more than 70 volunteers, including physicians, other professional health care providers and laypersons, as well as private and public donations.
The basic urgent care clinic is open to patients on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning at 5 p.m.
Those interested in supporting the clinic can call 360-582-0218.