Diabetes program airing on NET2

"Control Diabetes for Life," a program by University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be featured on NET2 this month.

The program is scheduled to air on NET2 Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. and on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.

The program provides research-based information to help people with diabetes make appropriate food choices to better manage the disease.

Presenters include Debra Schroeder, UNL extension educator; Stacie Petersen, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator of Franciscan Care Services; and Deborah Willcox, registered dietician, LMNT, with Franciscan Care Services of West Point.

Topics addressed in the NET program include:

– "Get Fit Now"

– "Tips for Taking diabetes on Vacation"

– "Diabetes and Vitamin D"

Control Diabetes for Life is a joint project of UNL Extension and Franciscan Care Services of West Point. The program also can be viewed online at http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/controldiabetesforlife

Extension is part of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL.

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/vf2