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Jan

Why Care About Diabetes?

Seward Phoenix Log, AK – 11 hours ago
Diabetes is currently the leading cause of kidney disease, blindness, and amputation, yet nearly 25% of people who have it don’t even know it.

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A1C — A test that sums up how much glucose has been sticking to part of the hemoglobin during the past 3–4 months. Hemoglobin is a substance in the red blood cells that supplies oxygen to the cells of the body.
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03 – Keeping Track of Your Blood Glucose

3. Keeping Track of Your Blood Glucose

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