Medicare, Diabetes Subjects of Santa Clara Co. Library Talks

SARATOGA, CA -- The Santa Clara Co. Library system will offer informational sessions for citizens to learn more about Medicare and and diabetes.

The Medicare course will be taught by a local administrator for the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program, so one can expect straight talk about a confusing topic. Enrollment and changes to the program will be detailed in the talk. Nearly 8 million Californians are over the age of 60, with estimates showing a 40 percent increase in this population by 2030.

A registered dietitian or nutrition educator will cover how to prevent diabetes, a growing health ailment in the United States. Half of adults in this county are believed to have pre-diabetes, with most unaware of the risk. Medicare courses are as follows:

• Saratoga Library: Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m.-noon; 13650 Saratoga Ave.
• Los Altos Library: Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-11 a.m.; 13 S. San Antonio Road
• Cupertino Library: Nov. 6, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (with a Mandarin translator); 10800 Torre Ave.
• Campbell Library: Nov. 7, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.; 77 Harrison Ave.
• Gilroy Library: Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (with Spanish translator); 350 W. 6th St.

Diabetes courses (see addresses above) are as follows:

• Saratoga Library: Nov. 2, 10:30 a.m.-noon
• Gilroy Library: Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (English); Nov. 6, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Spanish)
• Cupertino Library: Nov. 5, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Campbell Library: Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• Milpitas Library: Nov. 15, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

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