Best of: Prevention and Management of Diabetes

Today’s show is all about the prevention and management of diabetes.

 In 2012, American Diabetes Association reported that

29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had

diabetes. This is a climbing number

 Prevalence in Seniors: The percentage of Americans age

65 and older remains high, at 25.9%, or 11.8 million

seniors (diagnosed and undiagnosed).

 In 2012, 86 million Americans age 20 and older had

prediabetes; this is up from 79 million in 2010

 7 th leading cause of death

 What’s causing it?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313686.php

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the different types of diabetes.

Today’s topic is diabetes. First you need to understand

what it is, how to prevent it, and if you have it, how to manage it. (forward to

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 Type I

 Type II

 Gestational

 Discuss prevention in detail

Managing Diabetes

 How often to check or monitor blood sugars

 Glucose vs A1C

 Difference between insulin and pills (how they work)

 Diet and exercise – key

 Reversing diabetes

 The dollars and cents of diabetes