LISBON FALLS – For a person with diabetes, selecting and preparing foods can be a challenge. People with diabetes will have a chance to learn how to prepare good-tasting, healthy foods at a series offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, “Diabetes: Eating Matters.”

The four-part workshop series is for the person with or at risk for type 2 diabetes. The series will include selecting foods for the person with diabetes; understanding carbohydrates; preparing good-tasting, healthy foods; and understanding portions. Participants will also have an opportunity to sample healthy food choices at each session.

The series will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Fridays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25, at the Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties Extension Office, 24 Main St.

Wendy Legg Pollock, Extension educator, will lead the sessions. The cost is $12 a person, with an additional $6 for another person from the same family. Scholarships are available. Registration and fees are due by May 1, and space is limited. Call the Extension office at 353-5550 or 1-800-287-1458 to preregister and for more information.