Countless people with diabetes don't know they have it, and the earlier diabetes is detected, the better. In this video, Dr. Robin Miller talks about the benefits of free diabetes-screening programs.
Are the free diabetes screening programs available are helpful for adults? Well definitely. They're extremely helpful, a recent free screening offer that was done in Israel, at an Israeli hospital found that one in four adults tested had either pre-diabetes or diabetes, important thing about this is that they had no idea that they have a problem.
Now what do you think type 2 diabetes is so prevalent? Because we have a real problem with obesity, two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and that's the reason why have so much diabetes right now, and now it's getting into the children.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body loses sensitivity to insulin, causing high blood sugar levels. Learn about the symptoms and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, as well as preventing complications, such as blindness and diabetic neuropathy.
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