Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Page
According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, there are over 25.8 million people living with diabetes in the United States.
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose, or sugar levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into cells to provide energy.
With Type 1 Diabetes, one’s body does not produce insulin. Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children or young adults
With Type 2 Diabetes, the most common type of diabetes, one’s body does not produce enough insulin or cells ignore the insulin that is produced.
Women can also acquire a form of diabetes while pregnant called gestational diabetes.
Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious health problems such as eye, kidney, and nerve damage.
Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and even the need for limb amputation.
Symptoms
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes may include:
• Fatigue
• Thirst
• Weight Loss
• Blurred Vision
• Frequent Urination
People who have no symptoms can be diagnosed with a proper blood test.
There is currently no cure for diabetes and it is important to remember that being diagnosed with diabetes is not a death sentence.
Exercise, diet, weight control, monitoring glucose levels, and taking prescribed medicine can help control diabetes so you can live a full, normal life.
Two of the most powerful resources you can offer a loved one living with diabetes are awareness and support.
There is currently no cure for diabetes. However, the two of the most powerful resources you can offer a loved one living with diabetes are awareness and support.
With proper diet, exercise, and activity people living with diabetes can live a full, normal life.
Resources
Our local partners have supported us during Diabetes Awareness Month in November.
If you or your loved one is seeking information on living with diabetes please contact your doctor or use one of our local sponsors as a resource for diabetes information. You can also visit the following websites:
• http://www.diabetes.org
• http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
Once again, there is no cure for diabetes but a supportive network of community members, supporting partners, and our resources at KGBT Channel 4 can help make the difference.
We would like to hear from our community members. Please leave us some feedback, testimonials, or tips for people living with diabetes.
(Sources: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and The American Diabetes Association)
Diabetes Headlines
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
"It was hard for me to walk, it was hard for me to sit down, hard to sleep."
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
As our community continues to grow, so do health care needs right here in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Monday, November 05, 2012
November is national diabetes month. Sharyland ISD is hoping to educate parents about the disease. They say it's an epidemic that's already impacting our community.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
This week on Action 4 Sunrise, we are focusing on the dangerous epidemic of obesity all week long. Research shows that if you are obese, you have a higher chance of becoming a diabetic. Ray Saldaña from the RGV Diabetes Association and Dr. Juan M. Garcia spoke about the disease and how you can stay ahead of it by seeking preventative treatment.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
A group of zumba enthusiasts are trying to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. They brought a group of instructors to Action 4 Sunrise to tell us about their cause and show off some zumba moves live this morning.
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Saturday, June 09, 2012
Research has tied a high intake of added sugars to many poor health conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
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Friday, March 09, 2012
For the past three years, Dolores Serna has build up a large service bill after relying on an ambulance to get her to doctor appointments.
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
The national obesity rate remains stable but the McAllen metropolitan statistical area is now ranking at the 'fattest' in the United States.
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Friday, March 02, 2012
A home health clinic in Pharr said they did not commit Medicare fraud after a national undercover report targeted a doctor in Las Milpas.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Her story beats all the odds. Before Yanni Valadez was even born, doctor's predicted she'd die before taking her first breathe.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
To some, U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold of Texas District 27 is stubborn, remembered as unwilling to budge when the government faced shutdown.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
An elderly San Benito man turned to Action 4 News after living without air conditioning while suffering from heart disease and diabetes.
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Friday, May 27, 2011
A car heading east bound on business 83 toward White Ranch road plowed into the 83 Bar and Grill in La Feria.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011
There's a move in the Texas Legislature to restrict what people can buy with the Lone Star Card.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
All is quiet at the Coronado home in Lasara, but two years ago, sheriff's deputies were called out to the home on 6th Street by Elias Coronado.
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