BHS Diabetes Education Program Launches Weight Loss & Lifestyle Change Program

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Health Systems Diabetes Education Program has implemented a Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change Program for those with Medicare, with new classes beginning in November, at multiple locations across the Berkshires.

The program is aimed at adults 18 and older who have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes by a blood test within the past year. To be eligible for this program, participants must have a need to lose weight, with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher. The program involves 16 weekly classes over the first six-month period, and six monthly sessions over the remaining six months, for a year-long program. Participants must also be willing to log food that they eat and their activity minutes. This program is covered by Medicare.

To apply for the program, call 413-395-7942. A representative from the BHS Diabetes Education Program will take down information and complete the pre-diabetes risk assessment questions. A lifestyle coach will then contact eligible participants to discuss the program and confirm acceptance.

 


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Pittsfield 10s Respond to Coach’s Challenge, Win Title

By Ben McDonoughiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – One day after a performance that left head coach Matt Stracuzzi wanting more, Pittsfield answered the challenge in convincing fashion.
 
Behind a dominant outing from PJ Garner, timely hitting throughout the lineup and a defense that made every big play it needed to, Pittsfield rolled to a 13-3 victory over Dalton on Friday to sweep the best-of-three District 1 Championship Series.
 
The win was exactly the response Stracuzzi hoped to see after speaking with his team following its previous game.
 
“I kind of challenged the kids [Thursday],” Stracuzzi said after the win. “I don’t think we played that well yesterday. I thought the first inning [Friday]] we played okay, but from the third inning on, I thought they played to their capabilities. They played as good as we can play. They hit the ball well, their heads were in the game.”
 
Pittsfield wasted little time setting the tone.
 
Knox Daniels opened the game with a single before Garner crushed an RBI triple into the gap to give Pittsfield an early lead. Luca Bassi followed with an RBI groundout to bring Garner home, and after Henry Chevrier doubled and Caleb Tierney singled, Pittsfield had Dalton on its heels before Camden Duma escaped the inning with a strikeout and a fly out.
 
Garner immediately carried that momentum to the mound. Dalton put two runners on with singles from Finlay Storti and Weston Dietlin in the bottom of the first, but Garner stranded both runners with help from his defense. After a walk loaded the bases with two outs, Jayson Haskins lined a ball toward center field that Daniels tracked down for a terrific catch to end the inning and preserve Pittsfield’s 2-0 advantage.
 
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