Tip: Diabetes classes start in Suffolk

The first diabetes self-management classes of 2012 sponsored by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services start next week. Each intensive four-week workshop helps people with diabetes and their caregivers learn how to control blood sugar through medications, proper diet and exercise. The classes are free to community residents.

Classes at South Brookhaven Family Health Center in Patchogue begin Thursday and continue for three more weeks. Each two-hour class starts at 5:30 p.m.

The workshops also will be held at the Maxine Postal Tri-Community Health Center in Amityville for four Tuesdays beginning March 6. Each of these classes meets 2-4 p.m.

Wyandanch Public Library conducts classes on four Thursdays beginning March 22. Each class meets 5:30-7:30 p.m.

For more information or to register, call 631-727-7850.