Diabetes Alert Day Tues. March 27th

 

UT Health’s team of endocrinologists, nephrologists, certified diabetes educators and registered dietitian will be on the first floor of the Medical Arts & Research Center to help you learn your risk for developing diabetes or pre-diabetes. Enjoy prizes, diabetes risk screenings, nutrition demonstrations and more.

Did You Know?

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) facts on diabetes show us the reasons to be concerned:

·         Diabetes affects about 30.3 million Americans or about 9.4 percent of the U.S. population.

·         Nearly 1 in 4 adults with diabetes, or 7.2 million Americans, are unaware that they have the disease.

·         Another 84.1 million Americans have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

·         Nine out of 10 adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it.

If you have a family history of diabetes, you have a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes. You are also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if you are over age 45, are overweight, or are not physically active. 

 

To  learn more about our diabetes programs or schedule an appointment with the expert diabetes care team at UT Health, call 210-450-9050. Visit UTHealthcare.org/Diabetes to learn more.  

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