Cost: FREE but registration is required.

To register: Call any Christian County Library location: Nixa - 417-724-6100, Ozark - 417-5812432, Clever - 417-743-2277, Sparta - 417-441-1400 or go to the Christian County Library website and click on "Library Events" on the homepage starting Thursday, June 12.

Who: Open to anyone with diabetes, pre-diabetes, their family members, or caregivers.

What: The American Diabetes Association identifies this program as meeting the Diabetes Support Initiative criteria for support programming. Participants will receive the book, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and a Relaxation for Body & Mind CD.

Six-week program includes information about:

• • Appropriate exercise
• • Healthy eating and meal planning
• • Monitoring
• • Action plans
• • How to prepare for sick days
• • Complications from diabetes
• • Where you can find support and how to be successful
• • Building confidence in your ability to manage your health while maintaining an