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Power over Diabetes
Presented by:
Regina Weitzman, MD
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• Define pre-diabetes and diabetes
• List the risk factors associated with diabetes
• Recognize A1C as an indicator of diabetes control and request their A1C number from their healthcare provider at their next visit
Objectives
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Pre-diabetes•Sugar in the blood above the normal range
•Results not quite high enough to be called diabetes (100-125mg/dl)
•People WITH pre-diabetes:
-have an increased risk of developing diabetes
-should change their eating habits, increase their physical activity, lose weight if necessary to
reduce or prevent diabetes
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A1C 6-7………
A1C 1-5………
A1C- a test to see your Bg OVER the last 3 months
Rapid test is the finger prick and show you your Bg right now
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Diabetes Symptoms *may appear intoxicated or as if has dementia BUT it
could be diabetic symptoms
• Frequent urination
• Constant thirst
• Excessive hunger
• Unexplained weight lose
• Increased fatigue and weakness
• Wounds that do not heal (use mirror to check feet EVERYWHERE)
• Lose of sensation/feeling, muscle weakness, tingling sensation
• Blurry vision
• Itchy skin
• Many people do not have symptoms and therefore are not diagnosed with diabetes even though they have diabetes
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Diabetes
• Chronic disease whose goal is to minimize complications
• Disease of the pancreas
• Body breaks down food into sugar and sends it to the bloodstream
• Insulin (made by pancreas) helps get the sugar form the blood into the cells to be used for energy
• Having too much sugar in the blood (more or equal to 126mg/dl)
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Types of Diabetes
•Type I: the body does not make insulin (primarily in children and adolescents)
•Type II: the body does not produce enough insulin or the quality of insulin is not good/does not work well
•Gestational: only in pregnant women and after giving birth it goes away (these women have a greater risk (40%) of developing Type II diabetes in the future and the baby as well
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Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes
ADA says if you have 3 or more risk factors you should get your Bg checked!
• Being overweight
• Rarely exercise (you need to sweat during exercise)
• Are 45 or older
• Are Hispanic/Latino• High blood pressure (140/90 or higher) Diabetes is a problem with
the circulatory system
• High cholesterol
• Family history of diabetes
• Having a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth or had gestational diabetes
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Complications
•Heart disease
•Stroke
•Vision problems (retinopathy)
•Kidney problems
•Wounds not healing
•Amputations due to nerve damage
•Dental problems
•Impotence
•Frequent infections
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Hemoglobin A1C
•A1C is an indicator of how well one’s diabetes is being controlled
•This check tells the patient their average blood glucose level for the past 2 to 3 months and provides the healthcare provider with a baseline of information of how well their diabetes is being controlled
•The A1C is a good indicator of what is a normal level for the patient
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A1C
• A1C higher than 7 indicates that your blood has too much sugar and you may need to change your treatment plan- check with your doctor
• Maintaining your level below 7 decreases your risk of suffering complications such as heart disease, cerebral damage, blindness, amputations, and kidney disease
• It is important that you work with your health team to identify your normal levels and a proper treatment plan
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Good Diabetes Care
•Be physically active daily
•Meal planning, be mindful of what and how much to eat
•Take diabetes pills and/or insulin as prescribed
•Check blood glucose levels, ask healthcare provider how often
•Visit healthcare provider as recommended
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Activities to better diabetes management and have a lower A1C
•Take medication as instructed•Monitor blood glucose levels more closely and record responses to share with healthcare provider•Be more active•Work with healthcare provider to develop diabetes management plan•Develop a healthy nutrition meal plan
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Working with healthcare provider
•Determine target goals for blood glucose levels and A1C
•Informs about new diabetes information, classes and treatments
•Determines if patient needs a change in treatment
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For more information...
Call the American Diabetes Association at
1-800-DIABETES (342-2383)
or visit us online
at diabetes.org or portufamilia.org