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November is Diabetes Awareness Month – An overview of causes, risks and impacts of diabetes

Seems like more and more people are being diagnosed as ‘diabetic.’ My teenage son has a friend who is diabetic; my father in law is diabetic. Diabetes seems to...
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8 Diabetes Myths and Tips to Manage the Disease

In the United States, 8.3 percent of the population has diabetes. That’s a whopping 25.8 million people. The percentage of people with the disease is even higher in Muskegon County,...
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Let’s Work Together to Prevent Diabetes

Today is World Diabetes Day, a day which is celebrated by more than 170 countries and territories. It’s meant to promote diabetes advocacy and awareness all around the world and...
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Diabetes 101: A Guide to Understanding Risk Factors and Prevention

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Older man talking to his doctor

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in our country. This chronic condition targets people of all ages, genders and ethnicities around the world. However, in taking better care...
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Woman exercising

Identifying Diabetes: Understanding the Risks and Symptoms

November marks the beginning of National Diabetes Awareness Month and we’re dedicated to spreading awareness about the disease. Diabetes has become one of the biggest health crises worldwide and is...
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What You Need To Know About: Blood Sugar and Diabetes

This is the final entry in a six part series brought to you by Healthy Blue LivingSM, a highly successful health care plan that rewards people who commit to making...
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Do you know your risk for diabetes?

Do you know your risk for diabetes?

Do You Know the “ABCs” of Diabetes Prevention?

More than 29 million Americans—or about 9 percent of the U.S. population—have diabetes, and it’s estimated that one in every four people with diabetes does not know they have...
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What You Need To Know About Gestational Diabetes

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of the US population has diabetes or its precursor, pre-diabetes. There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type...
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at risk for type 2 diabetes

Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?

Diabetes impacts 29 million people in America, and around 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2, formerly called adult-onset diabetes. (The other five percent have type 1 diabetes,...
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Do You Know the Different Types of Diabetes?

There is no doubt diabetes is a huge national health issue. More than 25 million adults and children live with the disease in America and about 57 million more Americans...
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