Contact: Maggie Diebolt
843.792.5021
June 5, 2007
Date: June 7
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Media will need to meet a PR escort in front of the main hospital to sign in. Call for parking information.
Background: Mother Love, a published author, television and radio talk show veteran, film actress, advice columnist, motivational speaker and standup comic, will visit MUSC to tour the endocrinology department and participate in a discussion on living with diabetes.
As co-host of dLife, a television program that addresses all aspects of living with diabetes, Mother Love is well-equipped to speak on the topic. Since her diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in 1990, she has lost more than 100 pounds and improved her diabetes management through healthy lifestyle changes. Mother Love is an active member of the American Diabetes Association and speaks to audiences across America on health and motivational issues.
Mother Love is sponsored by Ambassador Diabetic Supplies and Services, in conjunction with the REACH Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition. More information on Mother Love can be found at http://www.dlife.com and http://www.motherlove.us.
REACH is a community-university coalition working to eliminate racial and ethnic diabetes disparities for African Americans in South Carolina, and is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. REACH helps people better manage their diabetes, assists health care providers in improving diabetes care, and builds community advocacy. For more information contact Lee Moultrie of the REACH Diabetes coalition at 843.792.2878 or at www.musc.edu/reach.
About MUSC
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, The Medical University of South Carolina is the oldest medical school in the South. Today, MUSC continues the tradition of excellence in education, research, and patient care. MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents, and has nearly 10,000 employees, including 1,300 faculty members. As the largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the university and its affiliates have collective annual budgets in excess of $1.3 billion. MUSC operates a 600-bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital and a leading Institute of Psychiatry. For more information on academic information or clinical services, visit www.musc.edu or www.muschealth.com.
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