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San Antonio Diabetes EXPO


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When: June 20, 2009

Where: Alamodome
100 Montana Street
San Antonio, TX 78203

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public! Donations accepted.

FREE VIA bus rides to the EXPO anywhere the VIA bus travels!

The American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Expo 2009 is San Antonio’s ONLY diabetes self-care management health Expo that features informative speakers, cooking demonstrations, fun kids activities, entertainment and diabetes-focused exhibitors that feature the latest diabetes products, meters, services and medicines.  

The Bexar County incidence of diabetes is 14% compared to 7% of the general population. 257,233 people in Bexar County have diabetes. Hispanics are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age.


Healthy Living Mercado Area

Visit our Healthy Living Mercado area featured in the center of the EXPO. You can’t miss the festive colors and decorations that are a part of the San Antonio culture. This outdoor market feel, will showcase many of our partners that offer a variety of ways to eat healthy. Live Cooking Demonstrations going on all day with free samples and recipes. Visit with our dieticians and diabetes educators to learn how to change the way you cook-not the way you eat!

Free Screenings – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

  • Blood Pressure
  • Hearing
  • Pulse Oxygen
  • Body Fat Analysis
  • Cholesterol
  • Carotid Artery Ultrasound
  • Foot
  • Pneumonia Shots
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Strength/Spinal Flexibility
  • Ask the Experts

Provided by Local Healthcare Professionals

ADA Experience

  • Information on Advocacy and Special Programs
  • Tour De Cure
  • School Walk for Diabetes
  • Step Out to FIGHT Diabetes
  • Project POWER
  • Por Tu Familia
  • Awaking the Spirit

Youth Zone

It’s an exclusive interactive and educational area for our youth, designed to make diabetes learning and management fun! The Youth Zone area will demonstrate exciting ways to eat healthy and will feature fun games, face-painting, coloring contests, tons of give-aways and much more!  Also find out more about exciting and educational program, School Walk for Diabetes that you can do at your very own school! 

Premier Sponsor

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Sponsors

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kci clinical advantage logo kens 5 logo
my 35 logo

 

For more information contact: Audra Lee, Associate Director - 210-829-1765 ext. 6123 or by email: aulee@diabetes.org

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