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DIABETES & WOMEN

May. 2003

One third of the nine million women who have diabetes don't know it, aren't getting treatment, and are at risk of serious problems.

With a package of three publications from the Federal Citizen Information Center and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health, you'll get the facts on this condition, its symptoms and how to manage it. The package contains information for you to assess your risk for diabetes, and a checklist to help you manage your medications-learn when to take them, and if they have any side effects. Also included are tasty recipes for healthy meals.

You may not think that losing weight without trying is a bad thing - but it can be a symptom of diabetes. Other symptoms include frequent urination, being hungry or thirsty all the time, blurred vision, cuts and/or bruises that are slow to heal, feeling tired most of the time, and tingling and/or numbness in the hands or feet. Most people with diabetes don't notice the signs. But if you have any of these symptoms, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist if you need a diabetes test.

Diabetes changes the way your body uses food, affecting its ability to produce or respond to insulin. The food you eat turns to sugar, which your blood takes all over the body. Insulin helps get sugar from the blood into the body for energy. So when your body doesn't get the fuel it needs, your blood sugar stays high. High blood sugar can result in kidney problems, blindness, stroke, and heart attacks.

The good news is you can manage diabetes. Learn more with the "Diabetes and Women" package. There are three easy ways to get your free publications:

• Call toll-free 1 (888) 8 PUEBLO. That's 1 (888) 878-3256, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET and ask for the "Diabetes & Women" package.
• Send your name and address to Diabetes & Women, Pueblo, Colorado 81009.
• Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov and read or print out these and hundreds of federal publications for free.

Get even more information and take advantage of federal online resources at www.FirstGov.gov-- your front door to federal and state government websites.

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NANAY Inc. is supported by Florida Older Americans Act, Alliance for Aging for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida Department of Transportation, Miami-Dade Alliance for Human Services, Dept of Health and Human Services, Miami-Dade County Office of Community and Economic Development, North Miami CDBG, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO),  AETNA Foundation and United Way  (Miami-Dade Reg. # 161126)