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​Diabetes

We know three types of diabetes:

  • Type 1 Diabetes - Body does not produce enough insulin.
  • Type 2 Diabetes – Body produces insulin but can’t use it well
  • Gestational Diabetes – A temporary condition in pregnancy

Symptoms of Diabetes:

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  • Frequent urination
  • Increased thirst
  • Excessive fatigue
  • Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
  • Cuts are slow to heal
  • Excess sleep
  • Blurred vision
  • Numbness in the hands/feet

How to Prevent Diabetes:

  • Eat healthy and fiber-rich food
  • Be more active
  • Lose weight
  • Change lifestyle
  • Don’t smoke

Some people are born with an increased risk of developing diabetes. Non-modifiable risk factors include:

  • Race/ethnicity
  • Parent or sibling with diabetes
  • A mother who had gestational diabetes

Prediabetes:

Prediabetes is when your blood sugar level is higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.

Prediabetes increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, and stroke.

 

If you have prediabetes, losing weight by eating healthy and being more active can cut your risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half!

 

9 out of 10 people with prediabetes don’t know they have it. There are no hallmark signs. See a doctor for testing and screening!

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AMA Clinic can help you with diabetes treatment.

Don't wait! Schedule your appointment with our doctor in Lynn MA today ONLINE or call us: (781) 581-6181

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