If you live with diabetes, you already know it has its fair share of challenges. Checking blood sugar levels constantly, eating properly, and trying to keep sugar levels normal becomes a daily, sometimes even hourly, task. So what if you could pick up a few easy tips and tricks to help with managing your diabetes?

Our U-M Diabetes Education Program has a free health fair designed just for you. In celebration of World Diabetes Day, the program will hold its ninth annual U-M Diabetes Health Fair on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel (3200 Boardwalk St., Ann Arbor, MI 48108).

The fair is free and open to the public, and includes vendors from pump and diabetes supply companies, as well as exhibitors from various U-M Health System departments and programs.

There will also be free health screenings for cholesterol, blood glucose, A1C and BMI, as well as blood pressure checks, and diabetes foot screenings.

And don’t miss the line-up of presentations:

10:00 a.m.: “Knock your socks off! — A diabetic foot exam overview“

Dr. Gary Rothenberg, podiatric medicine at U-M, will present a diabetic foot exam overview.

11:00 a.m.: “Gluten-free: Is it right for me?”

Emily Jones, a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator with the U-M Diabetes Education Program, will explain the ins and outs of gluten free diets and how to decide if it’s right for you.

12:00 p.m.: “Novo Nordisk Diabetes Academy: Cooking demo with Chef Rory Schepisi and Jennie Hahn, R.D., C.D.E.”

Chef Rory Schepisi will present a live cooking demo on cooking and eating healthy while managing your diabetes.

The entire event is free and no registration is required.

Join us for a day of celebrating learning how to manage diabetes now and in the future!

For more information, please email MEND-diabetes@med.umich.edu or call (734)998-2475.