November is Diabetes Awareness Month (DAM) and November 14 was World Diabetes Day (WDD). The purpose of DAM and WDD is to raise awareness of a condition that millions of people all around the world live with every day. Diabetes is a challenging disease that affects your health in a variety of ways. An estimated 100 million people in the U.S., or one in three people, has a diagnosis of pre-diabetes.
According to the American Diabetes Association, if you’re over age 45, you should get an A1C or glucose test. If you’re younger than 45, overweight and have a family history, take the ADA Risk Test.
“If your glucose test shows you’re at higher risk, follow up with your health-care provider as soon as possible, said Dr. Hanna Xu, a Medycyna rodzinna physician at Cook County Health (CCH).“ “If you discover you have pre-diabetes, it is important to make lifestyle changes and consider medications to prevent diabetes.”
Dla osób faktycznie żyjących z cukrzycą wsparcie rodziny jest bardzo ważne, jeśli chodzi o zarządzanie cukrzycą i poważnymi powikłaniami, takimi jak choroby serca, udar, ślepota, choroba nerek, and nerve damage that can lead to amputation. It’s also important to know that having a family history of diabetes – such as a mother, father, brother, or sister with diabetes – increases a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Research shows that 7 in 10 people with pre-diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes over time. With increases in childhood obesity, Type 2 Diabetes is also becoming more common in children.
Being active, eating healthy foods and maintain a healthy weight can reduce your chances over developing type 2 diabetes by more than half. Visit http://www.diabetes.org/ zasobów, aby dokonać zdrowych zmian i uniknąć rozwoju stanu przedcukrzycowego.
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