Diabetes on Track

12/15/2025

Walk and talk with a healthcare professional. Wednesdays at 10 am, this group will meet weekly at the Hastings Family YMCA. You DO NOT have to be a paying member of the Y to participate. The YMCA offers free Walking Memberships. You can sign up at the front desk.

12/15/2025

It’s National Cupcake Day! 🧁 Celebrate with a healthier twist: choose mini cupcakes, share with a friend, or pair your treat with protein or fiber. These small habits support steady blood sugar and diabetes prevention.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/can_you_still_have_sweets_if_you_have_diabetes #:~:text=If%20you%20have%20diabetes%2C%20you,Sweets%20count%20as%20carbohydrates.

12/12/2025

Gingerbread House Day calls for creativity and fun! 🏠🍬 If you’re celebrating, try balancing sugary treats with extra veggies and water throughout the day. Small, mindful choices help protect long-term health — even during holiday fun.

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/healthy-eating/people-with-diabetes-dessert.html

12/09/2025

The Mary Lanning Healthcare Laboratory is offering public health fair testing at discounted rates. You don’t have to be a regular MLH patient to sign up for these tests, however, pre-registration is required.
Hastings Community Health Fair is held at Mary Lanning Healthcare Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab located in the Medical Services Building on the Mary Lanning Healthcare Campus on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, 7 - 10 a.m.

More information:https://www.marylanning.org/healthfair

12/01/2025

Scrolling deals online? While you’re at it, scroll your health habits too. Add physical activity “to cart”: e.g., set a timer for a 10-minute walk, pick a whole-grain snack, check your steps. Online deals are great — but deals on your long-term health are even better.

11/29/2025

🍝 Healthy Cooking Class — Limited Spots! 👩‍🍳
Join us for an evening of fun with Chef Emma Fitzke as she teaches you how to make a one-pot spinach pasta & sausage meal in under 30 minutes!

📅 Dec 3, 2025
🕡 6:30–7:45 PM
📍 YWCA Kitchen
💵 $10 (cash or check)
👥 Limited to 15 participants — sign up early!

✅ Taste the meal at the end of class
📱 Scan the QR code on the flyer or call Jessica at 402-462-6211 to register.

https://nalhd.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3k0ElYUFvGkQMGa?Q_CHL=qr

Presented by South Heartland District Health Department and Diabetes On Track.

11/28/2025

Black Friday deals can be fun — but what about a deal on your health? Before you go full shopping-mode, take time for a “health check-in”: schedule a walk, pick a water bottle instead of soda, choose a veggie snack.
Small choices → big impact in diabetes prevention.

11/21/2025

What’s your “why”? 💭
The reason you want to stay active, eat healthy, and keep living your best life — your kids, grandkids, travels, or goals.

Take your first Smart Move today! Join South Heartland’s Smart Moves Diabetes Prevention Program and start small for lasting health. 🌿

👉 Learn more at https://southheartlandhealth.ne.gov/vnews/display.v/ART/690e0c2faa35a

What are a few of the things you would really like to be able to do (or continue to do) in the next 5 years, 10 years, or 25 years? Listen to the "What's Your Why" interview  with Executive Director, Michele Bever, on KHAS We asked a few people and we heard: Run a 5K (or maybe a half marathon)! Pl...