November is Diabetes Month

November is American cash advance mcalester ok Diabetes Month, and the American Diabetes Association reports that 13.2 percent of African Americans 20 years old and older have been diagnosed with diabetes. In payday loans mayfield hts ohio addition, African Americans are 1.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to develop diabetes. Unchecked diabetes can lead to lead to leg and toe cash advance dekalb illinois amputations, blindness and death.

The Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes, which is based in Chicago, said Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form of bright star cash loan diabetes. One in 10 Americans currently have Type 2 Diabetes, which is a growing health problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict online payday loans in minnesota that one in three Americans will suffer from Type 2 Diabetes by 2050.

Individuals can lower their risk for Type 2 Diabetes by losing weight, i took out a payday loan exercising 30 minutes every day, reducing sugar and carbohydrate intake and forgoing alcohol and tobacco products.

This article originally published in the November 10, 2014 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.