JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Million of Americans are walking
around with a deadly disease and don't even know it. A Region 8 Hospital is working to keep
residents informed about diabetes.
November is National
Diabetes Awareness Month.
To help shed light on the
problem, St. Bernards Health and Wellness Institute hosted a
lunch-and-learn on Friday.
Participants learned warning signs, how to treat diabetes, and what non
detection can lead to.
"Diabetes affects a lot of things in our bodies. Our vision, our kidneys, our nerves, our
heart." Melissa Ward, Coordinator for the Diabetes Management Center at St.
Bernards.
Ward says some classic signs are increased
fatigue, thirst, vision changes and frequent urination.
She adds that through education and
detection, people can control diabetes.
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