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Woodbridge News
April 5, 2005
Health Alert . . . Health Alert . . . Health Alert . . .
WHAT: Woodbridge Hosts Free Blood-Glucose Meter Checks
WHEN: Thursday, April 7, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 458 Amboy Ave., Woodbridge
On April 7, The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 458 Amboy Avenue, Woodbridge, will offer free blood-glucose meter checks.
Anyone may walk in and have theirmeter examined for accuracy and efficiency. The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy plans to offer the free meter checks every Thursday thereafter.
The meter checks are part of several National Public Health Week events coordinated by Woodbridge Health and Human Services Department , Mayor Frank G. Pelzman has announced.
Monitoring changing blood-glucose levels is essential to managing diabetes. For a diabetic individual, having a dependable meter that gives accurate blood-glucose readings is a detail of life-and-death importance.
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 18.2 million people in the United States (6.3% of the population) who have diabetes. Of that number, 5.2 million are unaware that they have the disease. Worldwide, approximately 4 million people die from diabetes-related illnesses each year.
“We are pleased to have our local pharmacists help promote Public Health Week in this way,” says Mayor Pelzman. “Diabetes is a disease that can disguise itself with several symptoms, so frequent testing and early detection are essential.”
For more information call The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy at (732) 636-0011.
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