November 2021
beAt the betes issue
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and more and more
people are being diagnosed with this often-preventable disease every year.
Diabetes is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the United
States—and studies show that deaths related to diabetes may be under-
reported. Today, 1 in 10 U.S. adults has diabetes, and in Arkansas, that
number is even higher, with 13.2% of adults 18 years of age and older
diagnosed with diabetes last year.
An additional 88 million U.S. adults – 1 in 3 – have prediabetes, which
means their blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to
be considered type 2 diabetes. Without intervention, many people with
prediabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
With numbers like that, it's important to learn about this deadly
disease and take action. That's why this issue of You at Your Best looks at
ways to "Beat the Betes."
5
type 2
diabetes:
Are you at risk?
8
Diabetes
superfoods:
Make these food
"superstars" part
of your healthy diet
4 Walk your way to diabetes control
5 Coping with a diabetes diagnosis
6 how a simple tape measure may help
predict diabetes in black adults
7 Diabetic neuropathy
9 Diabetes prevention - understanding the
role of insulin
Washington regional endocrinology
Clinic
features
contents
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Brent A. Powers
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Don Jones
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Brian Huntley
Content Marketing
Manager
Karen Rice
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