{"id":3470,"date":"2021-11-22T15:52:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/?p=3470"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:52:21","slug":"diabetes-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/blog\/diabetes-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AdobeStock_298199882-01.png\" alt=\"Diabetes Awareness Month \" width=\"603\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as of 2020, there are over 4.2 million Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and 88 million with pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">characterized by slightly elevated blood glucose levels, indicating that a person is at risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas has one of the highest rates of diabetes, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/pdfs\/data\/statistics\/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harris county <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is leading the state in diabetes diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) is an autoimmune response causing the body to attack the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce adequate amounts of insulin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The vast majority of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Symptoms of diabetes can include tiredness, frequent urination, blurry vision, unexplained weight loss, and thirst.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avenue 360 has partnered with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memorialhermann.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memorial Hermann<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonfoodbank.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Houston Food Bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to provide Diabetes Management Classes to patients. Patients attend a 6-week course to educate them on healthy lifestyle changes and how to manage their condition. Additionally, they receive a FoodRx card through the Houston Food Bank that provides 20 pounds of fresh produce twice a month. For more information or to enroll in our new set of classes, please call (713) 426-0027 ext. 304. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2020, there are over 4.2 million Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and 88 million with pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition characterized by slightly elevated blood glucose levels, indicating that a person is at risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes. 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