Name: Bronx Diabetes Breakthrough - East
Start: 2025-11-13T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-13T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Montefiore Einstein, Price Building – LeFrak Auditorium

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F27037)!

*Presented in partnership with Montefiore Einstein*

Have you been told you’re pre-diabetic? Are you living with type 2 diabetes or worried you might be heading that way? You’re not alone, and there’s real hope.

Research shows that type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes can often be prevented, treated, and even reversed with whole food, plant-based nutrition. Even people with type 1 diabetes can achieve better control and greater quality-of-life. You can start seeing results in weeks, not years, without counting carbs.

**Join Us for the Bronx Diabetes Breakthrough!**

A FREE, one-day community event presented during American Diabetes Month, filled with practical tools, expert guidance, and delicious plant-based meals that will empower you to take charge of your blood sugars — and your lifelong health.

**You’ll experience:**

* Inspiring talks with leading nutrition experts
* Hands-on learning for food shopping & label reading
* A live cooking demo with tastings
* Real-life stories of health transformation
* Prizes, giveaways, and local wellness vendors
* Nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks included

**Event Schedule:**

* 9:00 AM: Light breakfast & vendor fair
* 9:45 AM: *Prevent & Reverse Diabetes with Food*
* 11:15 AM: *What Is Plant-Based Nutrition — And How Do I Do It?*
* 12:15 PM: Lunch & vendor fair resumes
* 1:00 PM: *Shopping & Cooking for Health (Live demo!)*
* 2:45 PM: *Getting in the Mindset for Change*
* 3:30 PM: Closing reflections & vendor fair
* 4:00 PM: Farewell

**Facilitators include:**

* Mirnova Ceide, MD, Montefiore
* Hugo Ortega, MD, Montefiore
* Marty Davey, Registered Dietitian
* Karla Salinari, Health Coach & Certified Diabetes Educator
* Brandy Cochrane, Culinary Educator
* Lianna Levine Reisner, Network Director, PPMNY

Whole food, plant-based meals and snacks are generously sponsored by Montefiore Einstein.

**Let’s lead the breakthrough for healthier futures in the Bronx and beyond!**

*Se anima a los hispanohablantes a asistir. Habrá servicios de interpretación y sesiones paralelas en español. / Spanish speakers are encouraged to attend. Interpretation services and breakout sessions will be held in Spanish.*

***Please register by Monday, November 10.***

Event sponsors are in formation — local businesses are invited to [contact us](mailto: breakthrough@ppmny.org) for sponsorship and vendor opportunities.

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