Granville Vance Public Health offers type 2 diabetes prevention classes periodically throughout the year, and classes are offered in surrounding counties as well. To learn more about type 2 diabetes and where classes are held go to: preventdiabetesnc.org.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood. Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition. It can lead to health issues such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, or loss of toes, feet, or legs.
Prediabetes is a blood glucose (sugar) level that is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. One in three American adults has prediabetes, and most do not even know they have it. If you have prediabetes and do not lose weight or do moderate physical activity, you can develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
PreventT2 is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The program is proven to help people with prediabetes prevent or delay development of type 2 diabetes.
The Diabetes Prevention lifestyle change program can help you lose weight, become more physically active, and reduce stress.
The Diabetes Prevention Program offers:
By answering just seven short questions, you can learn whether you might have prediabetes at: DoIHaveDiabetes.org
To learn about diabetes prevention classes in Granville and Vance Counties contact:
Wendy Ji
Regional Minority Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator
WJi@gvph.org
(919) 690-2114
Favor de llamar a Elizabeth Lugo al
(252) 492-7915 ex. 269 para registrarse