World Diabetes Day is coming up this Thursday.

 

It's the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, the inventor of insulin.

 

The Northern Health Region aims to raise awareness about Diabetes, and its impact on Northern communities with a Lunch and Learn, yoga, and sleep mental wellness and diabetes education bingo taking place at the Beatrice Wilson Health Center.

 

The Lunch and Learn runs from 12:15 to 1 pm, yoga from 5 to 6 pm, and the bingo starts at 6:30, all running at the Beatrice Wilson Health Center.

 

The day highlights the importance of prevention, management, and access to quality healthcare for those affected by diabetes which is extremely high in Canada and the Indigenous population.

 

The theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day is diabetes and mental wellness; learn more at worlddiabetesday.org.