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Programs and services:
 Diabetes Care Center
Quick facts
- Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among adults, the number one cause of persons entering kidney dialysis programs and the leading cause of limb amputations.
- Persons with diabetes have five times greater risk for having a stroke and are two to four more times as likely to have a heart attack.
- Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in this country.
- Every 3.5 minutes, someone dies from diabetes.
- There are eight million persons who don't realize they have diabetes.
Warning signs
- Frequent urination
- Unusual thirst
- Extreme hunger
- Unusual weight loss
- Extreme fatigue
- Irritability
Type II diabetes— any of the type I symptoms, plus:
- Frequent infections
- Blurred vision
- Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
- Tingling/numbness in the hands or feet
- Recurring skin, gum or bladder infections
Who is at risk
Type I diabetes
- Siblings of people with type I diabetes
- Children of parents with type I diabetes
Type II diabetes
- People with a family history of diabetes
- People who are overweight
- People who do not exercise regularly
- Women who have had a baby that weighed more than nine pounds at birth
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