Women's Health And Diabetes

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Womens And Diabetes

• Diabetes is a serious illness that affects over
  20 million Womens in the United States.
• Diabetes can be controlled by maintaining a
  healthy diet, exercising, and using medicines,
  insulin, and devices every day.

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Food Safety Whose have Diabets

• Food safety is important for everyone.
• It is designed to provide practical guidance on
  how to reduce your risk of food borne illness.
• we encourage you to check with your physician or
  health care provider to indentify foods and other
  products that you should avoid.

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Four Basic Steps to Food Safety

• Clean Wash hands and surfaces often.
• Separate Dont cross-contaminate.
• Cook Cook to safe temperatures.
• Chill Refrigerate promptly.

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Glucose Meter
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Glucose Meter

• Glucose meters test and record how much sugar
  (called glucose) is in your blood.
• They help you track your blood sugar level at
  different times during the day and night.
• Meters can help you know how well your diabetes
  medicines are working.
• They can also help you learn how the food you eat
  and your physical activity can change your blood
  sugar level.

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Diabetes Treatment

• Diabetes medicines or insulin to help keep their
  blood sugar at a healthy level in womens health.
• Diabetes can make it hard to control how much
  sugar (called glucose) is in your blood.

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Dont Wait Diabetes is a serious Illness

• Diabetes can cause a heart attack, stroke,
  blindness, kidney disease, nerve damage, and
  other serious health problems.
• This is why it is so important for you to get
  treatment for your diabetes.
• Treatment can help prevent or slow some of these
  serious health problems.

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Diabetes Medicine

• Medicines are most often used to treat type 2
  diabetes.
• The brand names and other names are given for
  each drug.
• There are also some general tips about each kind
  of diabetes medicine.

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Diabetes And Pregnancy

• Some women develop diabetes for the first time
  when they become pregnant.
• This is called gestational (jes-Tay-shun-ul)
  diabetes.
• Other women have diabetes before they get
  pregnant.