The Hometown Treasure April 2013 | Page 69

Smart Choices by Connie Lehman, RD, Diabetes Educator at Topeka Pharmacy Could You Have Diabetes And Not Know It? It may be startling to find out that one out of every four people in America over the age of 65 have diabetes. It is even more startling to find out that it is estimated that one out of every three people over the age of 20 in the US have prediabetes, which if not treated, will most likely lead to diabetes. That is 33% of the adult population! So if you are an adult and do not know if you have be ??????????????????????????)????????????????e????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????()]???%?%?%???????Q?) ??Q??????????????()M?????????(+?q5????5??????M????M????t)M?????????????????+?q5????5??????M????M????t)M?????????????????+?q5????5??????M????M????t()???????????????????????) ???5??????????????????????????? ??)??????????????????????????) ???5??????????????????????????? ??)????????????????????????????)e???????????????????????) ???5??????????????????????????? ??)?????????????????????????? ?? ???5???????????????????????????? ??)??5???????????????????????????? ??)???????????????????????)???????????????!?????AM?????????)???????????????!?????AM?????????()-???e???I??() ???5???????????????????????????Q?? ??)M???????5??????????????Q?????()M????????5????????????????()???????????????!???????????????)????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????AM?????????)Q???????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)Q?)]?????9=P??????M????????5???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????9=P?????????????????????????????????????????????????)]????)]?????9=P??????????????????????)Q???????????????????????????????)???????????????%??????????????(?????]???????M????Q???????%????????)????????????????????????????(?????]???????M????Q???????%????????)???????????????????eL????????????9=P?????????????????????????????????????????????????)]?(???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????(???????????M????Q???????%????????(?????]???????????????????????)????????????????)???????((?$????????????????????????(?$????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????((?$?!????????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????(?$?%????????????????????????????)?????%??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????)???????????????????????????)%????????????????????????????)??????????(?$?]?????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????) ???????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????!??????????????)??????????????????????????????)????????????????????)???????????????()M?????????????????()Q???????9???()????????????????(???????????????????????????)????????????????() ??????()e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)???????????)!???Q???!??????Q?????)%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????)??????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????) ?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????q!P? ???????t???)?I???????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)??????????????????)???????????????????????????????)???e??????????????????????)@?