Diabetes Warning Signs

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0018e8e3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="03d7e560.gif" border=0 width="126" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0175e9d0.gif" border=0 width="94" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FF9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00700c82dwnjbj.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>   |    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >H<A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>ome</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Diabetes Warning Signs</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>T</U></B><B><U>here are 18.2 million people in the United States with diabetes. </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>5.2 million people are unaware that they have the disease.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>(Know the warning signs)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Unusual thirst </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Very dry skin </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Frequent urination</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Extreme fatigue</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sudden vision changes </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Extreme hunger</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Unexplained weight loss </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Frequent infections</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Cuts or bruises that are slow to heal</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>People who think they might have diabetes must see a physician for diagnosis.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>One-Third of Diabetes Cases Missed Because Screening Is Ignored</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U> </U></B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Diabetes has a way of sneaking up on people gradually, often with very few outward symptoms. But even in the early, undiagnosed stages, it can cause serious harm: nerve damage, kidney & eye damage and even heart disease.</B></div> <div> <B>Some major factors for diabetes are being over weight and Lack of exercise. Family history of diabetes, belonging to an ethnic group at high risk for diabetes, such as Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans.</B></div> <div> <B>There are two major types of diabetes:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Type 1 diabetes</U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><B> - Results from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that "unlocks" the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Type 2 diabetes </U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><B>- Results from insulin resistance (a condition in which the body fails to properly use insulin), combined with relative insulin deficiency. Approximately 90-95% (17 million) of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The American Diabetes Association has a very good web site, with lots of resources to help educate people:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.diabetes.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.diabetes.org"><U><B>http://www.diabetes.org</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>For teens check out Teen Talk</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><B> :</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.DiabetesPortal.org/TeenTalk " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.DiabetesPortal.org/TeenTalk "><U><B>http://www.DiabetesPortal.org/TeenTalk </B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hosted by</B>:<B> Allison Blass a teen advocate for diabetes.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>At Teen Talk, teens with diabetes are invited to come and chat, hang out, and relax with other teens with diabetes.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>