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Health and Wellness

August 9, 2023

Taking Control of My Diabetes: Virtual Lifestyle Education Program

Zoom

Are you pre-diabetic or type 2 diabetic? Do you want to better understand diabetes and how it affects your body? This 14-week program will explain what diabetes is and how nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management can influence your blood glucose levels. Each participant will be given a glucose meter with supplies to check their blood glucose levels.

Space is limited. Register early because all benefits-eligible employees from the Purdue campuses and their covered spouses on the Purdue medical plan can sign up.

Program dates: August 9–November 8. Please register by August 2. Meeting link will be sent before event,

create lifelong habits

Lifestyle Education Programs

Lifestyle Education programs focus on creating lifelong habits to improve and maintain your health and well-being. These workshops about heart health, tobacco cessation, diabetes, and more are offered to benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses as part of the Healthy Boiler Program. Learn more about our lifestyle education workshops.

  • Benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses should log in to the Healthy Boiler portal, then scroll to Healthy Boiler Workshops. Registration link can be found under the “Healthy Boiler Workshops” section on the portal’s home page. Hover over the workshop’s square and hit “Submit” to register.
    • If you haven't signed up for the Healthy Boiler Program, learn more about the benefits you receive when you join and sign up to become a member.
  • All other employees may email Bloom at [email protected] to register. Deadline to register by email is August 2.

Lindsay Bloom, employee health coach

260-481-6651

[email protected]