Diabetes

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Diabetes is a disease in which your body is not able to use food properly. Normally, most of the food you eat is changed into glucose (sugar), which is the body's main energy source. For your body to use this energy, the glucose must get into the cells. Insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas, is the "key" that helps glucose get into your cells. If you have diabetes, insulin is not made in your body, or it does not work right. This causes glucose to build up in your blood, which can lead to serious health problems. Having high blood glucose levels over time causes most of the health complications of diabetes. --FCS8706, Living with Diabetes

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Diabetes Meal Planning: Managing Your Carbohydrate Intake

Nancy J. Gal and Wendy J. Dahl

Reducing Your Risk for Diabetes: A Resource Guide

Linda B. Bobroff

Carbohydrate Counting: Meals for Diabetes

Cassie Rowe, Jamila R. Lepore, and Wendy J. Dahl

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Meal Planning for Adults with Diabetes

Nancy J. Gal and Wendy J. Dahl

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. Published by Nutrition and Food Systems

Healthy Living: Diabetes Warning Signs

Kimiko Griffin, Linda B. Bobroff, Marcia Brown, and LaToya J. O’Neal

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Health and Wellness

Reducing Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The Power of Food

Elena Torna, Jodi Fitzgerald, Danielle Nelson, Madison Woodard, and Jeanette Andrade

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Nutrition and Food Systems

Women and Diabetes

Marcia Brown, Linda Bobroff, and LaToya J. O’Neal

This document is about the importance of diabetes awareness and care among women. It highlights that women, often primary caregivers, may neglect their own health, leading to undiagnosed diabetes and severe complications. The document emphasizes that diabetes affects women differently than men, with higher risks of heart disease, blindness, and depression. It also notes that women from certain racial and ethnic groups are more at risk. The Take Time to Care campaign by the FDA aims to educate women on diabetes risk factors and encourage testing. Additionally, it provides resources from the CDC, American Diabetes Association, and other organizations for further information and support. Original publication date February 2008.

Symptoms and Self-Treatment of Low Blood Glucose

Linda B. Bobroff, Marcia Brown, and LaToya J. O’Neal

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Health and Wellness

Healthy Living: Diabetes Care During Sick Days

Jennifer Hillan, Emily Minton, Linda B. Bobroff, and LaToya J. O’Neal

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Health and Wellness