November: Diabetes Awareness

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http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/cdc-infographic.html

As of 2014, 29.1 million people in the United States, or 9.3 percent of the population, have diabetes. One in four people with diabetes don’t know they have the disease. An estimated 86 million Americans aged 20 years or older have prediabetes.

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause health problems, such as heart disease, nerve damage, eye problems, and kidney disease. You can take steps to prevent diabetes or manage it.https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes

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Try these ACC databases to find articles about diabetes:

• CINAHL Complete
• Health Source - Consumer Edition
• MedlinePlus
• Natural & Alternative Treatments
• PubMed
• Salud en Espanol