{"id":10706,"date":"2021-10-14T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=10706"},"modified":"2021-10-29T19:30:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:30:27","slug":"november-is-american-diabetes-month-know-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/november-is-american-diabetes-month-know-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"November is American Diabetes Month \u2013 Know the Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetes is a growing health crisis in America. Nearly one in ten American adults have diabetes, the highest rate on record, and one in three Americans have prediabetes. \u201cPerhaps most\u00a0disturbing of all,\u201d says Dr. Chelsea Gordner, an endocrinologist with Baystate Endocrinology, \u201cis the fact that so many people aren\u2019t even aware they have either condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hidden-sugar-chart.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10712\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hidden-sugar-chart.jpg?resize=369%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"602\" \/><\/a>Dr. Gordner adds, \u201cThe cause for concern is\u00a0very real as diabetes is the leading cause of\u00a0blindness, the seventh leading cause of death\u00a0in the country, and can result in serious health\u00a0problems, including heart disease, stroke,\u00a0and limb amputation. In addition, it\u2019s one of\u00a0the chronic conditions that increases the risk\u00a0that a coronavirus infection will lead to severe\u00a0illness, hospitalization or even death. Simply\u00a0put, detection is key to preventing any of the\u00a0potential negative outcomes of the disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risk Factors for Prediabetes<\/strong><br \/>\nYou are at risk for developing prediabetes if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are overweight<\/li>\n<li>Are age 35 or older<\/li>\n<li>Have a parent, brother, or sister with type 2\u00a0diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Are physically active less than 3 times a week<\/li>\n<li>Have ever had gestational diabetes (diabetes\u00a0during pregnancy) or given birth to a baby\u00a0who weighed more than 9 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Are African American, Hispanic\/Latino\u00a0American, American Indian, or Alaska Native\u00a0(some Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans\u00a0are also at higher risk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly detection is critical as the longer you have prediabetes, the greater the risk of developing\u00a0complications. Screenings are relatively simple\u00a0and if it reveals someone has prediabetes, they\u00a0can then take steps to prevent the progression\u00a0to type 2 diabetes,\u201d notes Dr. Gordner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diabetes Prevention is Possible<\/strong><br \/>\nType 2 diabetes is caused by a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors. While prevention may\u00a0not be possible in every case there are steps you can take to delay or slow its progress. The key to\u00a0it all is insulin. According to Dr. Gordner, \u201cYour body either doesn\u2019t make enough insulin or can\u2019t\u00a0effectively use the insulin it does make. The good news is you can actually exert some control over\u00a0your insulin levels through lifestyle changes and habits and potentially delay or even prevent the\u00a0onset of full-blown diabetes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most beneficial actions you can take to help include eating healthy, exercising, getting\u00a0a good night\u2019s sleep, and quitting tobacco.<\/p>\n<p>If you have concerns about diabetes or its risk factors, please talk with your primary care provider\u00a0at your next visit, or schedule an appointment for a diabetes screening.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Baystate Health &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baystatehealth.org\/news\/2021\/09\/prediabetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.baystatehealth.org\/news\/2021\/09\/prediabetes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetes is a growing health crisis in America. Nearly one in ten American adults have diabetes, the highest rate on record, and one in three Americans have prediabetes. \u201cPerhaps most\u00a0disturbing of all,\u201d says Dr. Chelsea Gordner, an endocrinologist with Baystate Endocrinology, \u201cis the fact that so many people aren\u2019t even aware they have either condition.\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[637,991],"class_list":["post-10706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicare","tag-diabetes","tag-november-is-american-diabetes-month"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-485387074.jpg?fit=709%2C492&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-2MG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10706"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10750,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions\/10750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}