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Diabetes Complications

Diabetes Complications
If you have diabetes, watching your diet, exercising, taking prescribed medications, and seeing your doctor for regular checkups, can help reduce your risk for complications. How much do you know about controlling blood glucose levels and other factors that increase diabetes complications?
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Types of Diabetes

Types of Diabetes
Of the several different types of diabetes, two are by far the most common—type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90–95% of cases, and type 1 diabetes, which usually develops suddenly before the age of 30. Obesity is the primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes, formally called adult-onset diabetes.
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Diabetes Risk Factors

Diabetes Risk Factors
Possible risk factors for type 1 diabetes include viral infection during childhood and heredity—research in this area is ongoing. Did you know that several controllable risk factors for type 2 diabetes have been identified?
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Today's Poll

1) Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, is a chronic health condition that results in high blood sugar (glucose) levels. If you have diabetes, you probably know the symptoms of the disease—excessive urination, extreme thirst, dehydration, and fatigue—but, did you know that uncontrolled diabetes can damage the eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart, and other tissues and organs in the body? To help prevent serious long-term complications, people with diabetes should closely monitor their condition and their overall health.

Monitoring blood pressure is a key element in managing diabetes.

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Living With... Diabetes

Learning to Take Better Care of Myself

I have had diabetes for about 20 years and I am 59 years old. I took 2 shots of insulin a day plus oral medication up until 3 years ago. Read More

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