VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. - The Strelitz Diabetes Institutes at Eastern Virginia Medical School will present a lecture entitled "TIME - A Diabetes Management Program" at the Virginia Beach Central Library on Wednesday, June 20. The hour-long lecture begins at 8 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

The talk will feature John T. O'Brian, M.D., professor of internal medicine at EVMS and endocrinologist at the Leonard R. Strelitz Diabetes Institutes, and Nancy E. Clark, R.N., diabetes nurse educator at Chesapeake General Hospital.

TIME, which stands for Total Individual Management and Education, is a management program designed to give people with diabetes customized instructions on how to control their disease. Dr. O'Brian and Nancy Clark will explain how to adjust insulin, monitor blood sugars, and manage medication and nutrition. The program also covers detailed medical evaluations, laboratory tests, daily consultations with physicians, group seminars, motivational workshops and exercise clinics.

The presentation is the fifth lecture in the Strelitz Diabetes Institute's 2001 series of public lectures.