(Seguin) — The fight against the high prevalence of diabetes in the Seguin area will be part of the discussion featured this weekend on KWED’s Saturday Topic program.
Dr. Jonven Attia, an endocrinologist at GRMC, joins the program to discuss how the hospital and its Endocrinology Team are working to help diabetic patients and those at risk of developing diabetes.
Dr. Attia says there’s a significant diabetic population locally, and it’s impacting the lives of too many people. She says that’s one of the reasons why the team is organizing a major World Diabetes Day event.
Dr. Attia encourages everyone to come out and learn more about improving the overall health of our community.
“I think everybody should come—whether you have diabetes or not. You know somebody who does. Having diabetes is very frustrating for that person. It’s not easy. They need family support, spouse support, friends’ support. Everybody knows a diabetic,” said Attia.
The World Diabetes Day event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, November 14, in GRMC’s East Campus Building, next door to the Guadalupe Regional Wellness Center.
The free community event is dedicated to education, support, and connection on this important public health issue.
You can hear the full conversation with Dr. Attia on Saturday Topic. The program airs at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on AM 1580 KWED, streams live at seguintoday.com, and can also be heard on any Alexa-enabled device by saying, “Alexa, play KWED Radio.”