Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
November is American Diabetes Month
Diabetes affects 26 million people living in the US but 86 million are pre-diabetic. Fifteen to thirty percent of people with pre-diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes which is a preventable form of diabetes within 5 years. The disease is responsible for a number of health complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and nerve damage.
Risk factors for Type 2 diabetes
- Being 45 or older
- Being overweight
- Physical inactivity
- Having high blood pressure
- Having a family history
- Having diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes) or giving birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more
The American Diabetes Association launched Stop Diabetes campaign in 2009 to end the devastating toll that diabetes takes on the lives of millions of individuals and families across our nation.
http://www.stopdiabetes.com/?loc=bb
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