Southcoast Health System and the Gleason Family YMCA are presenting a new, free monthly series focused on helping families live a healthier lifestyle.

Monthly topics will focus on important health issues and will be presented by a Southcoast specialist with expertise in that field of medicine.

The Gleason Family Y series will take place on the first Wednesday of each month. November's seminar, which will focus on diabetes, will be held on November 6 at 11 a.m.

The presentation will be led by Jennifer Derossi DaCosta, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator with the Southcoast Diabetes Management Program, and is titled “Diabetes: Are you At Risk?”. The discussion will include facts, causes, diagnosis criteria, complications, prediabetes and symptoms of Type II diabetes. The presentation will also discuss how to prevent the risk of developing the disease.

Registration is not required, but is preferred. To register, call 508-295-9622.

The Gleason Family YMCA is located at 30 Charge Pond Road in Wareham.