Defeat Diabetes Month

April is Defeat Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. 38 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Did you know that 1 in 5 people don’t know they have it, according to the CDC? Watch the video
below to learn about the early signs of diabetes. Watch the video below from the Cleveland Clinic to learn about the early signs of diabetes.

Understanding your risk of developing diabetes and how to reduce it is one step you can take to defeat diabetes. Here are six modifiable risk factors for diabetes from the Defeat Diabetes Foundation:

1. Diet
2. Physical activity
3. Weight
4. Sleep
5. Smoking
6. Stress

Learn more:

• https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/about/index.html
• https://defeatdiabetes.org/diabetes-risk-factors/