Throughout the month of November in celebration of American Diabetes Month, we will bring you facts about the prevention and the management of prediabetes and diabetes – starting with prediabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association more than 79 million Americans have prediabetes. In other words, their blood sugar levels are elevated, but not high […]
ENERGIZE!, WakeMed’s community-based fitness and nutritional education program for teens and pre-teens, has been selected as one of three programs nationwide to qualify for recognition by the Department of Health & Human Services. We need your help to win this high-profile recognition. Please visit this web site to vote for ENERGIZE! Voters can only vote […]
Kimberly Elks is the WakeMed stroke program coordinator. Every Friday in recognition of Stroke Month, we will provide a new tip about stroke prevention. This week, we are focusing on managing diabetes. 6.2 million people in the U.S are unaware that they have diabetes. People with diabetes are at increased risk of stroke because diabetes […]
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