{"id":3290,"date":"2016-11-11T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:17:54","slug":"national-diabetes-awareness-month-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/11\/national-diabetes-awareness-month-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"National Diabetes Awareness Month, November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 1 in 11 Americans have diabetes which equates to 29.1 million Americans being diabetic.<sup>1<\/sup> With this disease blood glucose levels in the body are above normal.\u00a0 When we eat food, it turns into glucose (sugar) which the body uses for energy.\u00a0 The pancreas makes and secretes insulin to help work glucose through the cells.<sup>2 <\/sup>Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.\u00a0 A person who has type 2 diabetes, their body does not properly use insulin.<sup>3<\/sup> By keeping track of blood glucose levels a person with diabetes can monitor the levels so that their sugar does not go too high or too low.<\/p>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes accounts for the vast majority of diabetic diagnoses.\u00a0 If diabetes is not controlled, it can lead to other complications such as kidney failure, heart disease, adult onset blindness and potential amputations.\u00a0 Being overweight can lead to an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Tips to help manage diabetes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include whole grains, vegetables and fruit in diet<\/li>\n<li>Get physically active<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a healthy weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late to start managing your health by improving upon lifestyle habits.\u00a0 By incorporating a healthy eating plan into daily meals can help control diabetes and minimize risks. Diet and exercise are also important in prevention for developing type 2 diabetes. For more information on what the CDC is doing to reverse the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/chronicdisease\/resources\/publications\/aag\/pdf\/2016\/diabetes-aag.pdf\">fast facts sheet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consult with your physician if you have any medical concerns.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/\">At Live your Life<sup>TM<\/sup><\/a> we offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, personal training, acupuncture, massage therapy, health coaching along with dietary services.<\/p>\n<p>Take good care of yourself today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Eva Norman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President &amp; Founder<br \/>\nDoctor of Physical Therapy<br \/>\n<strong>Live Your Life <sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bringing Physical Therapy &amp; Wellness to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup>1 \u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Diabetes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/index.html<\/a>\u00a0 Accessed on November 6, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Basics About Diabetes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/diabetes.html\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/diabetes.html<\/a> Accessed on November 8, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Facts about Type 2, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/diabetes-basics\/type-2\/facts-about-type-2.html?loc=db-slabnav\">http:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/diabetes-basics\/type-2\/facts-about-type-2.html?loc=db-slabnav<\/a>\u00a0 Accessed on November 7, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 1 in 11 Americans have diabetes which equates to 29.1 million Americans being diabetic.1 With this disease blood glucose levels in the body are above normal.\u00a0 When we eat food, it &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,83,84,95,208],"tags":[1216,1219,1427,1816,2988],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - 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