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Diabetes Facts for Women in the U.S. |
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Nearly 10 million women have diabetes. |
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Almost 25 million women have prediabetes. |
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Women who have had gestational diabetes have
a 50% chance of developing Type 2 diabetes
within 5 years. |
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Cardiovascular disease is the number one
killer of women. |
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Women with diabetes have 4-5 times greater
risk of dying from heart disease than women
without diabetes. |
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The Reality of Life |
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Women during childbearing years often
struggle with weight gain. |
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During menopause women often gain weight
again and are at increased risk of heart
disease. |
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Women are busy working outside the home,
working in the home, taking care of our
families, and trying to make sure everything
gets done. |
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Women tend to take care of everyone else
before themselves. |
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Women have more pressure from society to be
thin and have the perfect body. |
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We hear in the news everyday about foods we
should eat, foods not good for us, and how
important it is to exercise. |
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We are bombarded with diet pills, weight
loss supplements and fat burning solutions. |
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The Good News |
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If you have prediabetes you CAN prevent
diabetes. |
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If you are newly diagnosed with diabetes you
CAN delay medication. |
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If you are already taking diabetes
medication IT IS POSSIBLE to make it work
better or reduce the amount. |
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You CAN lose weight during menopause.
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The same lifestyle changes that help
diabetes can lower cholesterol and blood
pressure. |
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