Posted in FAQs, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Longevity, Uncategorized, tagged Health, diabetes, NIH, metabolic syndrome, national health crisis, glucose tolerance on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that diabetes can lead to heart attack and stroke, blindness, or kidney failure? Since November is National Diabetes Awareness Month we thought this would be a good time to review this condition that’s rapidly becoming a national level risk to the health of Americans.
Consider that:
24 million children and adults in the United [...]
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Posted in FAQs, Health & Wellness, Longevity, Reports, Uncategorized, tagged diabetes, Health, healthcare management, HHS, hispanic, senior citizen on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Approximately 18 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries have diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both [...]
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