Diabetes is a silent killer that slowly takes away people’s health, their money, their time, and their dreams. It’s a silent killer because people can have diabetes for years and not even know it.
American Diabetes Association urges the nearly 60 million Americans who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes to take the Diabetes Risk Test. The risk test is a tool to help raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its risk factors.The diabetes risk test was based on a thorough study about evaluating diabetes risk that was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control.
Take this test to see if you are at risk for having or developing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. If you are a member of one of these ethnic groups, you need to pay special attention to this test.
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Leyden V. Florido says:
March 9, 2009 at 3:29 pm (UTC 8)
thank you for this update.
Tina says:
August 25, 2010 at 7:49 pm (UTC 8)
One word of advice for controlling diabetes is to keep your diet under control. Try not to eat a lot of unhealthy foods, instead, eat fruits, vegetables, lean cold cuts, oily fish and unsaturated fats. You will feel significantly better and there will be a visible difference.
Penelope says:
September 18, 2010 at 11:06 pm (UTC 8)
Hey, thanks for the great post. Honestly, about four months ago I started a new dieting regime, I’ve been on the chubby side my entire adult life and I’ve tried everything. I found personally that the only thing that worked for me was hard work and putting the effort. Good luck and thanks for the great tips.