Are you at risk for diabetes?

Diabetes used to be a disease that affected only a few people. However, it is on the rise nationally and you may be concerned that you or your family members are at risk for getting diabetes. While there is no cure for this debilitating disease, assessing a persons risk for diabetes can possibly delay its onset or even prevent from occurring altogether.

Early Risk Factors: (for more detailed information about these risk factors - see below)

• Sudden weight gain or loss
• Sudden weight gain in the stomach area
• Being overweight
• Having a brother, sister or parent with diabetes
• Being of Hispanic, Native American, African American descent
• Continuously craving simple carbohydrates (sugar, sweets, etc)
• Feeling tired
• Feeling shaky or weak after not eating for a couple of hours
• Feeling depressed
• Infertile or unable to get pregnant!
• Diagnosed with PCOS

Direct Signs of Diabetes

• Blurry Vision
• Urinating frequently
• Cuts and Scratches take a long time to heal
• Feet feel numb and tingly
• Feel thirsty all the time

If you are concerned about your risk for diabetes you can sign up for a UA Life & Work Connections Diabetes Risk Screening. This screening will assess your risk for diabetes and measure your long-term glucose levels (A1C) which does not require fasting. In addition, we will measure other related health tests including blood pressure, Total Cholesterol and HDL, waist circumference, heart endurance (step-test). We will go over your results at that time and provide nutrition/fitness and stress/sleep consultations.

This screening costs $10.

You can make an appointment by contacting Alice at 621-2493 or via email.