#American Diabetes Month: November

#HEALTHCARE PATHWAYS encourages you to stay #PHYSICALLY FIT...

In the UNITED STATES, about 17.9 million people are diagnosed with Diaetes and another 5.7 million are undiagnosed. 90% to 95% of the people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that affects how the body uses food for growth and energy.

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The AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION recommends adult testing to detect prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in those with no risk factor beginning at age 45. Testing should be done in adults with the following risk factors: overweight or obese and have one or more additional risk factors for diabetes:

1. Physical inactivity

2. Family history of diabetes

3. Having the following Ethnicity: African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, or Pacific Islander

4. History of giving birth to 9 pounds baby

5. Having high blood pressure

6. History of Cardiovascular Disease

If you have 2 or more Risk Factors, contact your PRIMARY PHYSICIAN to be tested for Diabetes...

(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2017)