Diabetes Education

UHS offers diabetes education for inpatients and outpatients as individuals or in group self-management classes. The education components consist of blood glucose monitoring education, insulin administration instruction, insulin pump therapy, nutrition/meal planning education and support groups.
 

• Four easy steps to prevent Diabetes include: regular exercise, a healthy amount of fiber in your diet including whole grains, maintaining a healthy weight, and sticking to a healthy diet.
• Those who are at most risk are people over the age of 45, those who have a family history of diabetes, are over weight, do not exercise regularly and who have high blood pressure.
• Type 2 Diabetes is most common in African Americans and Latinos.
• There are 23.6 million adults and children in the United States who are living with Diabetes.
• Symptoms of Diabetes include excessive thirst, excessive urination, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, fatigue, irritability, and vomiting/nausea

For more information please go to www.uhs.net.