Breadcrumb Home News News Explore press releases, read up on the latest research and more. Filter by Category All CategoriesHealth EquityHealth ProfessionalsHealthy LifestylesIn the NewsLiving with DiabetesOther InitiativesPregnancy & Diabetes Other Initiatives Diabetes Free SC Expands Efforts With Two Additional Funded Programs August 26, 2021 DFSC has created two new programs: a Community Health Worker (CHW) project and the South Carolina Surgical Quality Collaborative (SCSQC) Diabetes Initiative. Find out how each helps improve the lives of those with diabetes. Read Full Article Health Equity Supporting Affordable Access to Healthy Foods July 22, 2021 Find out how FoodShare South Carolina, which receives funding from the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation, helps improve access to healthy foods and eliminate inequities some in our state face. Read Full Article Healthy Lifestyles Getting a Head Start on Health with Upstream Intervention June 24, 2021 Learn about upstream intervention, which seeks to prevent disease and poor health outcomes, and how it can be an incredibly powerful strategy in the fight against diabetes. Read Full Article Pregnancy & Diabetes Preventing Diabetes and Improving Birth Outcomes May 7, 2021 DFSC developed two prenatal programs for women with diabetes: MOMs in Control and MOMs in Control of Diabetes Upstate. Find out why the mission of those programs is so important and the results they both envision for moms and their babies. Read Full Article Healthy Lifestyles Diabetes Free SC Aspires To Help Students Lifelong Healthy Habits April 30, 2021 Discover how funding from the BCBS of South Carolina Foundation provides k-12 schools with guidance and tools to help them begin making healthy changes. The programs the funding supports align with the mission of DFSC and have had noticeable results, including positive body mass changes. Read Full Article Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next Last page Last Living with Diabetes Understanding Your A1C Level and How It Can Help Manage Diabetes November 14, 2023 Understanding your A1C level is an important tool for managing your diabetes and prediabetes. Learn more about how this simple blood test can help you live a happier and healthier life. Read Full Article In the News Diabetes Free SC Continues Mission with Initiatives Funded in 2022 July 22, 2022 Diabetes Free SC (DFSC) is expanding its efforts to eliminate diabetes in our state with three new funded initiatives. DFSC is a long-term solution to address health care gaps and reduce diabetes in South Carolina. The initiative does this through... Read Full Article Healthy Lifestyles Staying Healthy During the Back-to-School Rush August 30, 2022 Children spend more time at school than in any other environment away from home. Schools provide a unique opportunity for partnerships focused on the child’s social, psychological, physical and mental development. Diabetes Free SC (DFSC) is... Read Full Article Other Initiatives Investing in Community Health to Prevent Diabetes March 17, 2022 Learn how the Community Health Worker project, a newly funded program by DFSC, is helping to create a diabetes prevention and management model that improves the health of people with diabetes or prediabetes. Read Full Article Impact Report View the 2024 Impact Report from Diabetes Free SC View the Report View previous Impact Reports:2022 2021 2020 Sign up for our Newsletter Keep up to date with the latest from Diabetes Free SC. First Name Last Name Email Address