Test your blood sugar for free at the ETZ on World Diabetes Day

TILBURG – The ETZ invites patients and visitors on Thursday, November 14 – Sheriff’s Disease Day – to be aware of their own blood sugar level through a simple finger prick for free. This can be done between 10am and 3pm in the middle of the hall of the ETZ Elisabeth center on Hilvarenbeekseweg in Tilburg.

Diabetes, also known as diabetes, is a chronic condition. Many people don’t know they have it. In the Netherlands, 1.2 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, and 1,000 new diagnoses are added every week. Anyone can get diabetes. So awareness is very important.

A complex situation

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease in which blood sugar is broken. People with diabetes need to closely monitor their blood sugar levels, diet and medications such as insulin or tablets. Diabetes consultant Marloes Valckx emphasizes the complexity of this condition. Patients with diabetes need to constantly monitor their health.

Health and diabetes

This year’s diabetes day is about wellness and diabetes. Attention is paid to lifestyle, such as quitting smoking, eating healthy and exercising more. A smoking cessation coach and a dietitian are present on this day. Visitors can test their blood sugar for free and get the results immediately. A dietitian will provide information about sugar in food. Visitors can make their own goodwill through a lifestyle wheel. The best New Year’s resolutions have a chance to win a prize.

ETZ Diabetes Team

The ETZ diabetes team consists of internist-endocrinologists, diabetes nurses, dietitians, psychologists, a medical social worker and a podiatrist. Together they provide care and support for people with diabetes and work closely with other specialties, such as gynaecology, ophthalmology and (vascular).