Healthwatch 10: Diabetes

//////// RIGHT NOW..THERE ARE
26-MILLION CHILDREN AND ADULTS
IN THE UNITED STATES
DEALING WITH DIABETES. DIABETES
IS WHEN THERE ARE
HIGH LEVELS OF SUGAR IN THE
BLOOD.
SOME OF THIS CAN BE THROUGH
GENETICS.. BUT MOST OF THE
TIME.. THE ON-SET OF DIABETES IS
DUE TO AN UNHEALTHY DIET
AND LACK OF EXERCISE. PEOPLE
WITH DIABETES ALSO
NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR OTHER
CONDITIONS SUCH AS KIDNEY AND
HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. THEY
ALSO MAY HAVE ISSUES
WITH THEIR EYES. ////////
"DIABETES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
BLINDNESS. IN FACT.. IT'S THE
LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN
THIS COUNTRY FOR PEOPLE THAT
ARE LESS THAN 75." ////////
SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES INCLUDE
FREQUENT
URINATION..WEIGHT GAIN OR
LOSS..HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND
SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS. IF YOU
THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE
DIABETES.. OR DIABETES RUNS IN
YOUR FAMILY..TALK
WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN ABOUT WAYS
YOU CAN EAT MORE
HEALTHY..EXERICSE MORE ..OR
INCORPORATE DIFFERENT
MEDICATIONS INTO YOUR ROUTINE TO
KEEP YOUR BLOOD
SUGAR LEVELS IN CHECK.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE
INFORMATION..ABOUT "DIABETES
AND PREVENTION"..GO TO
WTHI-TV-DOT-COM.
FOR NEWS TEN..I'M ABBY WALTON."
IN TONIGHT'S GREEN LIVING 10..