Free health screenings, healthy food samples and water were on offer as part of a public open day hosted by the Bermuda Diabetes Association.
The charity invited the public to an event marking World Diabetes Day on 14th November, to learn more about the services it provides.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Diabetes Association said: “Many people in Bermuda have type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, many with diabetes are struggling to access the care they need, putting them at risk of serious complications and premature death.”
In May, the World Health Organisation adopted an historic resolution on diabetes that recommends the integration of prevention and treatment of diabetes into primary health services, greater access to affordable medicines and improved diabetes monitoring and surveillance.
The spokeswoman added that the Bermuda Diabetes Association’s full-service pharmacy and Diabetes Education Centre provide low-cost medicines to everyone in Bermuda, and they offer free education programmes such as ‘lunch and learns’ cooking demonstrations and group classes on how to monitor diabetes.