November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Shelby Memorial Hospital has a special event planned to get the word out of the ways it's program's can help people of the community. Glenda Plunkett, Marketing coordinator for Shelby Memorial Hospital, said SMH is holding their Diabetes Awareness and Wellness Event next Thursday and there will be free health information, goody bags, and a raffle bag. She said the seminar is free, and no registration is required.
There will be three speakers joining the seminar speaking about what SMH offers for wellness. They will also have a special guest speaker, who was a finalist on “The Biggest Loser.” Sonya Jones, was that finalist and she is also an Outreach Representative for HSHS Medical Group, and will be talking about how people can “Join the Journey” and become healthier.
Plunkett and Jones appeared on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show live from our Shelbyville Studios.
