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Education, Across All Demographics, Is An Effective Prescription To Combat Diabetes
Melanie Stengel Photo.
Nydia Rodriguez, 64, with a smoothie
that she made for lunch. The Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s bilingual
diabetes education program has helped Rodriguez manage her diabetes.
Since Nydia Rodriguez met Wanda Santiago about a year ago, the New
London resident has lost 20 pounds and gotten her Type 2 diabetes under
control. That’s because Santiago, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s
bilingual diabetes educator, has taught Rodriguez, a former nurse from
Puerto Rico, about portion control, sugar substitutes and how to cut
back on bread and pasta.
Santiago, who was also a nurse in