Diabetes is a very serious disease. It causes more deaths a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke.*
The good news is the actions that help treat diabetes are good for all of us – like eat healthy, be active, don’t smoke, and maintain healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.
You may not know that you’re at risk for diabetes. It doesn’t necessarily have any signs. So make sure you talk to your doctor about it and do what you can to be a little healthier every day.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. To find out more about diabetes, check out the attached information. Healthy habits are good for everyone – take action today.
Sources:
1 American Diabetes Association, diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/prevention/checkup-america/?loc=DropDownDB-lyr
2 CDC – cdc.gov/diabetes/consumer/prevent.htm#1
The good news is the actions that help treat diabetes are good for all of us – like eat healthy, be active, don’t smoke, and maintain healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.
You may not know that you’re at risk for diabetes. It doesn’t necessarily have any signs. So make sure you talk to your doctor about it and do what you can to be a little healthier every day.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. To find out more about diabetes, check out the attached information. Healthy habits are good for everyone – take action today.
Sources:
1 American Diabetes Association, diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/prevention/checkup-america/?loc=DropDownDB-lyr
2 CDC – cdc.gov/diabetes/consumer/prevent.htm#1
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