Join us virtually on Monday, November 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a screening of clips from Blood Sugar Rising and panel discussion with Kim Mayberry, RN MSN CDCES BC-ADM, Director of the Diabetes Center at Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC), as well as a registered dietician and two patients who have been successful in the treatment program at CRMC. Participants will receive free information and recipes for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes. This event is free and open to the public. If you or someone you know is at risk, or if you think you could be at risk for diabetes or pre-diabetes, please join us to learn more. You can register for the event via the Eventbrite link on wcte.org/events/blood-sugar-rising/.
Blood Sugar Rising is a two-hour PBS special about the diabetes epidemic in the United States. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the U.S., costing more than $325 billion each year. It’s now predicted that one in three children born after 2000 will develop the disease. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits and voices of Americans whose stories shape the documentary. This special presents a dramatic depiction of this hidden national crisis.
“Like many others, my Type 2 diabetes diagnosis was a shock,” says acclaimed actress S. Epatha Merkerson, Blood Sugar Rising’s narrator. “Coming from a family with a history of diabetes, I didn’t fully comprehend the signs and symptoms or, more importantly, that I was actually showing them myself. Education about both the prevalence and management of this deadly disease is critically important, and I’m honored to be a part of Blood Sugar Rising to challenge all Americans to think differently about diabetes.”
Blood Sugar Rising will air on WCTE, Channel 22 on Monday, November 23rd at 8:00 p.m. Central. You can also currently view it on PBS Passport.
