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Diabetes – fast facts

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Diabetes – What you should know

  •  Prevalance (the total number of cases ) continues to go up.
  • According to the CDC the effectiveness of interventions can vary by socio-economics.
  • Risk of diabetes is associtated with age/ obesity/ lack of physical exercise/race/ family history of the disease.
  • It is the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S.
  • Recommended Preventive Care Practices:

– Attend a Diabetes self management class

– Daily monitoring of Blood Glucose

– Hg A1C checked – twice a year

– Dilated eye exam annually

– Foot Exam annually

  • Diabetic Self Management Education and Support Programs can help improve outcomes.
  • Barriers to Diabetic Education include lack of insurance/ limited coverage.
  • Your physician should refer you to diabetic teaching when diagnosed.
  • It is important to know if you are prediabetic so that you can start to work lifestyle changes like healthy eating and reducing your weight.
  • Check out: Do I Have Prediabetes?

 

Action plan: make lifestyle changes.

Learn about diabetes self-management,education and tips for healthy eating.

Do your report card
Learn the ABC’s of Diabetes, check your risk factors. Then set goals for prevention.

 

Your Diabetes Report Card

diabetes report card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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