Every year World Diabetes Day is observed on November 14th.
There are 96 million American adults who have prediabetes - that's 1 in 3 adults! Of those 96 million, more than 8 in 10 of them don't even know they have it. Without taking action, many people with prediabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. With numbers like that, it's important to learn about prediabetes and take action.
In many cases, type 2 diabetes and its complications can be delayed or prevented by adopting and maintaining healthy habits.
Knowing your risk and what to do is important to support prevention, early diagnosis, and timely treatment.
Therefore, knowing your risk and knowing your response is very important. To find out if you are at risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes print out the attached Prediabetes Risk Test and complete it.
Open to Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Community only
If you reside in the local El Paso area and would like to win an air fryer, fill out the Prediabetes Risk Test and send a screenshot to 915 491-3403 with your name and phone number. You can also email it healthed@ydsp-nsn.gov
The deadline to turn in your risk test is Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 5 pm
https://www.cdc.gov/prediabetes/pdf/Prediabetes-Risk-Test-Final.pdf?fbclid=IwAR132RCYFj4swuRuGrECNzWdfWgUF7mXJg0oCDq-CnP1EEsk_40MRHZVE_w