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Unmonitored diabetes can lead to devastating problems like blindness, kidney damage and lower-limb amputation. Luckily, simple changes in lifestyle can reap major benefits in controlling symptoms. On November 10th, healthcare professionals from Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals will host a free afternoon seminar on living with diabetes at Methodist Hospital on South Broad Street. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed, come learn how this disease attacks the body and how to combat it by controlling blood sugar with a healthy diet. Visit the event page for registration info.

Free, November 10, 2:30 – 4 p.m., Doctors Dining Room, Methodist Hospital, 2301 South Broad Street, 215-952-9000.