The Tri County Diabetes Alliance will sponsor a FREE, 1 mile ?fun? walk on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Northside Park, 125th Street, Ocean City.  Registration begins at 8:30 am and the walk starts at 9 a.m.  Following the walk, participants are encouraged to visit community and health exhibits to learn more about healthy eating, physical activity, diabetes prevention and management.   The Tri-County Diabetes Alliance focuses on diabetes prevention and diabetes self management education in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties.  Diabetes is a serious health problem in the United States with over 24 million persons having the disease and an estimated 57 million more at risk for developing the chronic health condition.  Individuals can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes through adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors including participating in regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy body weight and consuming a nutritious diet. As promoted by the American College of Sports medicine, ?Exercise is Medicine.?  Participation in regular physical activity has many benefits including reducing the risk of developing chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers.  It also helps with weight loss and/or maintenance of a healthy body weight, bone health, strength, and flexibility.   For more information about the walk or to register, please call 410-632-0056.  To learn more about diabetes prevention and management, please visit www.tridiabetes.org.