Did you know that diabetes ….
- can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, and loss of limbs?
- Hawaiians, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Pacific Islanders are genetically at a higher risk?
- the Island of Hawaiʻi has the highest incidence of diabetes in the State?
- East Hawaiʻi has the highest incidence on the island?
- Type 2 diabetes can be prevented?
- the American Association for Cancer Research’s 6th Annual International Conference on the Frontiers of Cancer Prevention Research in Philadelphia, link weight gain and diabetes to a number of malignancies, including breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer?
Be akamai and see your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
- Blurry vision or both eyes hurt.
- Increased thirst and urination.
- Loss of appetite, vomiting, and nausea.
- Fatigue, headache, cold sweats, dizziness.
- Hunger, grouchiness, personality change.
