Celebrity Chef Sam Talbot Gets on Board for Diabetes Testing
--Top Chef Finalist with Diabetes Kicks Off Multi-City OneTouch®/Rite Aid Rite Track Diabetes Bus Tour--
MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeScan, Inc., the maker of OneTouch® Brand Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, has teamed up with Rite Aid to launch the Rite Track Diabetes Tour. Beginning on November 1, the start of American Diabetes Month, a mobile bus will travel to various Rite Aid pharmacies in eight cities in the Northeast to provide complimentary on-site blood glucose and A1c testing, educational materials and free product samples and offers for people with diabetes, or those at risk. There are nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes, seven million of whom remain undiagnosed.
To kick off the Rite Track Diabetes Tour, celebrity chef Sam Talbot (1), who has type 1 diabetes, will be at the first stop, on November 1, at the Rite Aid pharmacy at 301 West 50th St. in New York City, from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. Talbot, executive chef at New York's Imperial No. Nine and Montauk's Surf Lodge, recently joined with the makers of OneTouch® Brand Meters to help people learn to manage their diabetes while living life without limits.
At the New York event, Talbot will discuss his own diabetes story and give away signed copies of his newly published cookbook, The Sweet Life: Diabetes Without Boundaries (Rodale, October 25, 2011).
In New York and in each city along the Rite Track Diabetes Tour, attendees can step into the bus to meet one-on-one with a registered nurse for complimentary blood glucose and A1c testing. Individuals can discuss their results with a Rite Aid pharmacist and learn more about diabetes and how to help manage the condition.
"We're pleased to be working with the makers of OneTouch® Products to bring the Rite Track Diabetes Tour directly to the people in the communities we serve," said Robert Thompson, Rite Aid Executive Vice President of Pharmacy. "As one of the most accessible healthcare professionals, we want people living with diabetes to know their Rite Aid pharmacist can help them successfully manage and live well with diabetes."
Current stops for the Rite Track Diabetes Tour include New York, Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Washington, D.C., and Norfolk. A complete schedule of locations and dates is attached and also available at www.OneTouch.com/RiteTrackTour.
About LifeScan: LifeScan is the leading blood glucose monitoring company in the U.S. More than 5 million people in the U.S. depend on LifeScan's OneTouch® Brand Products for simple testing and accurate results to help them manage their diabetes. OneTouch is the most recommended brand of meters by healthcare professionals in the U.S., including endocrinologists, primary care physicians and diabetes educators. 97% of patients, including those with Medicare, are insured for OneTouch Brand Products according to MediMedia Formulary Compass, March 2011 and CMS Medicare Part B enrollment. For more information on diabetes care and OneTouch Products and services, visit www.OneTouch.com.
(1) Sam Talbot is compensated for his services as a consultant to LifeScan, Inc.
Rite Track Diabetes Tour Schedule (Please note, all times are 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM unless otherwise noted) |
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New York Metro Tuesday, November 1, 2011 301 West 50th Street New York, NY 10019 Thursday, November 3, 2011 85-10 Northern Blvd. Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Friday, November 4, 2011 3823 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Saturday, November 5, 2011 2271 Richmond Avenue Staten Island, NY 10314 Sunday, November 6, 2011 1097 Broadway Bayonne, NJ 07002 Boston Metro Tuesday, November 8, 2011 530 Somerville Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Thursday, November 10, 2011 405 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Saturday, November 12, 2011 467 Salem Street Medford, MA 02155 Sunday, November 13, 2011 467 Broadway Revere, MA 02151 Buffalo Metro Tuesday, November 15, 2011 2887 Harlem Road Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3950 Union Road Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Thursday, November 17, 2011 2561 Union Road Cheektowaga, NY 14227 |
Pittsburgh Metro Saturday, November 19, 2011 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM 3939 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Sunday, November 20, 2011 2001 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA 15131 Monday, November 21, 2011 201 Devine Drive Wexford, PA 15090 Philadelphia Metro Tuesday, November 29, 2011 5214-30 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143 Wednesday, November 30, 2011 4530 North 5th Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Thursday, December 1, 2011 9910 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19114 Friday, December 2, 2011 510 East Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063 Saturday, December 3, 2011 260 West Lehigh Avenue, #80 Philadelphia, PA 19133 Harrisburg Metro Monday, December 5, 2011 4957 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Tuesday, December 6, 2011 65 Newberry Parkway Etters, PA 17319 Wednesday, December 7, 2011 3200 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 Friday, December 9, 2011 30 Hunter Lane Camp Hill, PA 17011 |
Washington, DC Metro Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6053 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2820 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204 Thursday, December 15, 2011 1401 Rhode Island Avenue Washington, DC 20018 Norfolk Metro Saturday, December 17, 2011 7601 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 Sunday, December 18, 2011 840 South Military Highway Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Monday, December 19, 2011 3600 Tidewater Drive Norfolk, VA 23509 |
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SOURCE LifeScan, Inc.
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