Ditch Da Diabetes (Sept-Oct)
Thu, Sep 24
|Clem Akina Park
Six weeks. Real food. Real change. 🌱 Come talk story, eat ono plant-powered meals, and learn how simple changes in food and lifestyle can improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood sugar, and help put type 2 diabetes into remission. Come hungry—for food, knowledge, and a healthier future!
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM HST
Clem Akina Park, 159 Wainaku St, Hilo, HI 96720
About the event
What if type 2 diabetes wasn't something you simply had to live with? Ditch Da Diabetes is a 6-week, doctor-led community program designed to help you understand what is happening inside your body—and what you can do to change it. We'll break down diabetes and insulin resistance in plain language, challenge common myths about carbohydrates, and explore how whole plant foods, fiber, movement, sleep, and other lifestyle changes can dramatically improve metabolic health.
But this isn't just another health lecture. Every week we eat together. You'll taste simple, affordable, plant-powered meals while learning how to make this way of eating work in real life here in Hawaiʻi. We'll talk story, celebrate wins, work through challenges, and learn together as an ʻohana. No perfection required and no crash diets—our goal is to help you build habits and meals you can actually enjoy for the long haul.
Over six weeks, you'll move from simply…