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SineadJewishCare:
Hi,

I hope you don't mind me posting here. I just wanted to let you know about a new support group for Jewish people with Diabetes which is going to be held on Thursday March 1st at 2.00pm at the Martin B Cohen Centre for Wellbeing in Edgware, London.

It's the first meeting of this group, which is open to all Jewish people with Diabetes and their families and friends. The aim is to provide a space for people to swap tips and share their experiences with those in similar situation. The group is facilitated by Jewish Care and run in association with Diabetes UK.

For more information, to confirm your attendance, or to register your interest for upcoming dates (if you're unable to make it on March 1st) please call Sharon Aboudara on 020 8238 5831 or email saboudara@jcare.org

The Martin B Cohen Centre for Wellbeing is located on Gould Way, off Deansbrook Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 9BG. There's a flyer for the event, which includes a map to the Centre, at this link: http://www.jewishcare.org/martin-b-cohen

Many thanks,

Sinead (Jewish Care)

Pattidevans:
The rules of the forum do say that you need admin permission to post about events, but this looks bona fide so I am leaving it here.  Hope you get some participants.

sedge:
Hi Sinead !

Sorry, could you explain, in what way does Jewish people's diabetes differ from other people's?  ie why would it be necessary to separate them?

Certainly I realise that dietary requirements may be different, but then they are for some other religious faiths or for coeliacs or other conditions - eg arthritis - too, but we wouldn't split them away?

Pattidevans:
I confess I did wonder, but I think that if they are truly Kosher it would have to be taken into account dietary wise. 
Also Sedge if they are really Orthodox they live by a set of rules that prohibit certain behaviour that we wouldn't know about and therefore stay within their tightly knit communities.

nytquill17:
Err I don't think it's medical, Sedge.  Nor discriminatory.  Sometimes it's nice to be with people from your own cultural group, is all :)  More in common.  Like if there were a group for "Angolophone diabetics" in Quebec I'd probably go because it'd be nice to meet people who are like me in two ways instead of just one.  Not because we have any different risks or because we ought to be treated separately!  And that's without any dietary or religious issues coming into play which can have a more far-reaching impact especiallly on a disease that impacts on diet and lifestyle.

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