SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Plan to attend the upcoming Diabetes Support Group meeting to learn more about high blood pressure. One in every three Americans has high blood pressure, and only half have it under control. High blood pressure can cause heart attacks, strokes, chronic and long lasting heart failure, and kidney disease.

Kara Lemoine, RN, BSN, Education Coordinator in Cardiac Rehab at Regional West, will explain basic information about blood pressure: ­­­­what the numbers mean, when to worry, and taking preventative measures to help maintain lower blood pressure.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 in Medical Plaza South, meeting room 1202. The meeting is free of charge and open to all.

For more information, contact Mary Skiles, Certified Diabetes Educator, at 308.630.3725.

Regional West Health Services, Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company for Regional West Medical Center, Regional West Physicians Clinic and Regional West Garden County. These organizations, with over 1,900 employees, provide comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, the Regional West family of health care organizations offers care that spans more than 30 medical specialties.