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Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
What
can you do to prevent Diabetes?
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Know
your risk factors:
-family history
-overweight
-inactivity
-over
45 years old
-history of gestational diabetes or having delivered a baby weighing over 9
lbs
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Maintain
a healthy diet and weight.
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Get
moving. Be physically active every day.
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Get
tested for diabetes!
What can
you do to control your own Diabetes?
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Take
control!!
It’s
up to you and only you to control your diabetes.
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Maintain a health weight and a healthy diet.
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Know
your blood glucose levels and check regularly.
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Get
an A1C blood test 3 times a year.
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Quit
smoking.
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Get
an annual
flu
shot, eye exam, and cholesterol check.
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Foot
exam at each doctor visit. Check your own feet daily.
What does
this program offer the person with Diabetes?
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Education in risk
factors
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Free diabetes literature
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Free blood pressure
monitoring
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Diet and nutrition
education
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Resources to quit
smoking
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Free glucose meters
(when available)
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Flu and pneumonia shots
Schedule of Activities
- Nutrition Education with Dr. Freesmeier meets the first Monday of every
month at 6:00 p.m.
Activities are FREE and are held at the
Public Health Department
For more information call the Logan County
Department of Public Health at (217) 735-2317.
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