Part 2: Are you eating the right number of carbohydrates? Let’s find out.
2016 Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes
Who should attend? Residents of Polk County who have or know someone with type 1, type 2 and gestational Diabetes and are interested in taking control!
Please join us for our 5 Part Series!
October 13, October 20, October 27, November 3 & November 10
Facts:
Nearly 30 Million Americans have diabetes, 86 Million Americans have prediabetes, $1 in $3 Medicare dollars is spent caring for people with diabetes, Diabetes and prediabetes cost America $322 billion per year and every $1 in $5 health care dollars is spent caring for people with diabetes. Today 3,835 Americans will be diagnosed with diabetes. Today, diabetes will cause 200 Americans to undergo an amputation. 136 to enter end-stage kidney disease treatment and 1,795 to develop severe retinopathy that can lead to vision loss and blindness.
“American Diabetes Association”