Health Check 12: Diabetes Awareness
Nicole Zymek, KPNX 5:41 PM. MST March 12, 2017
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PHOENIX - Here's a sobering fact: one in three Americans has pre-diabetes, and 90 percent of them don't know about it.
"Diabetes is an epidemic in our country right now, and it's becoming a real health problem," said Dr. Tiffany Pankow, a Family Medicine doctor with HonorHealth.
More than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and 86 million are pre-diabetic.
The good news is Type 2 diabetes is preventable.
Looking at a patient's risk factors and testing to see if there's abnormalities in blood sugar can be the difference.
"If we can find those patients early, we can get them on different lifestyle choices, get them eating healthier, get them moving, and we can actually prevent this," said Dr. Pankow.
What is Dr. Pankow's No. 1 piece of advice? Find out you have it early.
Which means, if you have any of the following risk factors, talk to your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested:
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