DIABETES EVENT COMING TO NEWPORT

People in Newport can check if they are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as the Diabetes UK Measure Up Roadshow arrives in the City this week.

The Diabetes UK Measure Up Roadshow will be in John Frost Square, Newport, between 9am and 5pm on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 December. It will be welcomed to the city by South Wales East AM Mohammad Asghar at 10.30am on 17 December.

People who visit the roadshow, which is travelling across Wales, can have a free Type 2 diabetes risk assessment. The roadshow also encourages people to measure their waistline to see if they are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Having a larger waist means you are up to 12 times more likely to get the condition. At risk waist measurements are 37 inches or more for men, or 35 for South Asian men, and 31.5 inches or more for women.

Diabetes UK staff will also be on hand to give more information about diabetes and advice about other risk factors for developing the condition.