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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Speare Memorial Hospital (603) 536-1120 | |
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October 12, 2006 | |
SMH´s Diabetes Support Group to Focus on Eye Care
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| PLYMOUTH, N.H. --- The October meeting of the Diabetes Support Group hosted by Speare Memorial Hospital is Monday, October 16 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Dr. John Richards, ophthalmologist, with be the featured speaker talking about the importance of regular eye examinations. | |
| "Eye sight can be affected by high blood sugar, so regular eye examinations are an important part of a patient´s ongoing diabetes assessment and treatment," says Marie Veselsky, SMH´s certified diabetes educator and coordinator of the support group. "Dr. Richards will give an overview of eye care and symptoms indicating there might be a problem." | |
| The Diabetes Support Group is a free program that meets the third Monday of every month. Food and beverages are provided. For more information contact Marie Veselsky at (603) 238-6472. | |
| Speare Memorial Hospital is a 24-hour, acute care, non-profit community hospital and health care provider serving Plymouth, and the communities of central New Hampshire, for more than a century. | |
| Michele Barney Hutchins Director of Community Relations Speare Memorial Hospital (603) 238-6468 mhutchins@spearehospital.com |