Navigating Diabetes: A Deep Dive Into Hemoglobin A1C

Do you know your diabetes status? Are you in the normal, pre-diabetes or diabetes range?

In this session of Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community, Emily Trussler, Senior Clinical Dietitian for Dialysis & Renal Transplant at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, will take us through a deep dive into learning and understanding the meaning of hemoglobin A1C, an indicator of your diabetes status. Emily will discuss why A1C is important, and how we can manage it.

This program will happen over Zoom meeting. To attend, please register here.

Emily is a board-certified specialist in renal nutrition and senior inpatient clinical dietitian at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She earned her undergraduate degree from Barnard College at Columbia University in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, and her master's degree in nutrition and health Promotion from Simmons University. She completed her clinical nutrition training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital prior to being hired to work with patients on the Hematology and Oncology units, then pursued a specialization in Nephrology. She is passionate about public health education and patient empowerment and has instructed many students and patients over the years. She is also interested in connections between culture and nutrition.

Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community: Patrons are invited to join one or many sessions where they will learn from professionals who value scientific research, and the important role community plays when treating diabetes. Sessions will cover a range of topics including community building, healthy cooking demonstrations, Qi Gong movement, and more. According to the CDC, 37.3 million Americans, 11.3% of the population, have diabetes, and 96 million Americans over the age of 18 are living with prediabetes. Whether patrons have been diagnosed with diabetes, prediabetes, or live with someone with these diagnoses, all are welcome. Registration is required for each session.

This program series is accessible to people with disabilities. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, please contact Stephanie Chace via [email protected]. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange for accommodations.

This series is presented in partnership with Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners and is funded by Point32Health Foundation.



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