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#DiabetesAwarenessMonth – Fact 4

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Nyx

The percentage of people with Type 1 diabetes is far less common than Type 2 diabetes, about 90% – 94% of people with diabetes have Type 2. – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from Project Blue November

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#DiabetesAwarenessMonth – Fact 3

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Nyx

A person with diabetes must check their blood sugar every day. This involves poking their finder to draw blood and putting the blood in a test strip to receive a blood glucose “number”. A person with diabetes can check their … Continue reading →

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#DiabetesAwarenessMonth – Fact 2

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Nyx

Type 1 diabetes is NOT caused by eating too many sweets or junk food. It is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the pancreas and the cells that produce insulin. – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from … Continue reading →

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#DiabetesAwarenessMonth – Fact 1

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Nyx

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an Autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. It occurs when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in … Continue reading →

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It is #Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Nyx

In many parts of the world, the beginning of November marks the start of a month-long series of activities aimed at raising diabetes awareness and calling for urgent action to tackle the diabetes epidemic. On December 20, 2006, the United … Continue reading →

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