IMMEDIATE
Contact: Christine Wasserman
Office 419-469-3864 Pager 419-440-0506
Type 2 Diabetes Study Seeks Participants
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 16, 2007 ProMedica Health System is searching for African American adults age 21 and older for a free, Type 2 diabetes study Individuals should be receiving care from a physician and looking for additional information on managing their diabetes As part of the Long-term, Self-management Support System study, ProMedica will hold registration sessions on Tuesdays, April 17, 24, and May 1, at 5 pm at the Center for Health Services, 2150 W Central Avenue, 1st-floor lobby Participants will be offered free study visits over the next three years; weekly education sessions on Tuesday evenings; and useful, ongoing information to help them better manage their diabetes Diabetes is a life-long disease that cannot be cured but can be controlled to prevent or delay serious complications Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, in which the levels of blood glucose are too high High blood glucose may cause symptoms such as blurred vision, frequent urination, increased thirst, unintended weight loss, slow-healing sores, and feelings of hunger or
tiredness However, some people with diabetes do not have symptoms While it occurs in people of all ages and races, Type 2 diabetes is more common in African Americans ProMedica has partnered with the University of Michigan for the study, which is funded through a grant from the National Institutes of Health For more information about the study, call 1-800-529-5345 Note to media: We already have several participants registered for tomorrows session, 4/17/07 Please contact me if you would like to interview any of these patients and/or a clinical expert
ProMedica Health System, ranked one of the nations most integrated health systems, was formed in 1986 and is a Toledo, Ohio-based, not-for-profit health care organization with 15,000 employees, 70 corporations and joint ventures, 2,900 physicians and more than 277 sites in its 23-county service area in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan ProMedica treated more than 225 million patients in 2006 and includes 10 hospitals; ProMedica Continuing Care Services with senior, rehabilitation and integrative services; ProMedica Physician Group, a large network of primary care, obstetrics, and specialist physicians; Paramount Health Care, the
largest HMO in northwest Ohio; and the Health, Education and Research Corporation, with more than 200 academic relationships For more information, please visit wwwpromedicaorg
Source:lifesteps.com
