Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain, has launched its Quarterly Diabetes Newsletter aimed at helping people affected by diabetes lead healthier, fuller lives. The newsletter, distributed via email to subscribers, offers practical solutions and information to assist patients, their families or caregivers in confidently managing this life-altering condition. Anyone interested in receiving this free newsletter can sign up at http://www.walgreens.com/diabetesemail. An online version of the first issue, summer 2008, can be found at http://www.walgreens.com/diabetesnewsletter.
Walgreens Quarterly Diabetes Newsletter was designed to be easy to read and offers a wide range of useful tips from family-friendly recipes and food lists to help with selecting diabetes supplies. It also features quick links to other valuable online resources including Walgreens.com Health Library and Diabetes Center, video clips from Walgreens Health Corner(R) TV show, as well as answers to commonly asked questions from experts at Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research and education.
“Walgreens has long been a trusted source for information about this disease that affects so many in the communities we serve,” said Walgreens director of diabetes services Jude Pierre-Louis, RPh. “Whether someone is newly diagnosed or simply in need of additional support, our goal is for this newsletter to encourage and empower people to take control of their health by making smart choices everyday.”
Walgreens diabetes newsletter is the drugstore’s latest of several efforts to inform people about the treatment, management and prevention of diabetes. In April 2006, Walgreens launched its online Diabetes Center, an interactive multimedia collection of articles and reports on the condition. Walgreens also distributes more than 1.5 million copies annually of its Diabetes & You(R) magazine featuring the latest news, tips and personal stories from celebrities and people from all walks of life living with the disease.
“We feel we could never offer too much information on diabetes,” said Pierre-Louis. “Avoiding complications requires the right knowledge, tools and support. We want people to know they can turn to Walgreens for help adjusting to their new lifestyle, and now we have another way of reaching them.”
In addition to serving as a resource for information on diabetes and other health conditions, Walgreens.com is a full-service online drugstore offering pharmacy services, a wide-range of photo services and convenient access to thousands of items found in Walgreens stores, as well as hundreds of web-exclusives. Other special features include the Caregiver Support center, WalgreensEspanol.com and information on careers at Walgreens.
Walgreens (www.Walgreens.com) is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates 6,297 drugstores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and cost-effective health care services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care Health Systems, which is comprised of: Take Care Consumer Solutions, managers of 183 convenient care clinics at Walgreens drugstores, and Take Care Employer Solutions, managers of worksite-based health and wellness services at 355 employer campuses.
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