November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

Do you know someone with Diabetes? Do you have Diabetes? Does someone in your family have Diabetes?

Did you know Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the U.S. alone?!

Let me introduce what Diabetes is:

Diabetes is a disease that involves your insulin and your glucose. There are two main types of Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

Type 1 is when your cells in your pancreas start to die, and your body does not produce enough insulin for proper function.

Type 2 is when your cells do not recognize the insulin, and your blood sugar starts to build up in the blood stream.

Now that I have told you a little about the disease, let me inform you what to look for:

Signs & Symptoms:

• Fatigue
• Excessive Thirst
• Excessive Urination
• Excessive Hunger
• Stress

Have more questions? Interested in controlling your diabetes? Needs tips to meal plan in the dining hall? Know a friend that needs more information about their diabetes?

Call/Email me for an appointment!! I’m here to help YOU!

Phone: 936-468-1022 Email: drake-sarah@aramark.com

References:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Diabetes Fact Sheet. Retrieved From: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2011.pdf
Sign and Symptom Picture. (2013). Retrieved From: http://wikieducator.org/K.I.S.S.ing_Diabetes
Stop Diabetes Picture. (2013). Retrieved From: http://stopdiabetes.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SD_alert_main