Women and Diabetes
This document is about the importance of diabetes awareness and care among women. It highlights that women, often primary caregivers, may neglect their own health, leading to undiagnosed diabetes and severe complications. The document emphasizes that diabetes affects women differently than men, wit...
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2008-02-01
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| author | Marcia Brown Linda Bobroff LaToya J. O'Neal |
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This document is about the importance of diabetes awareness and care among women. It highlights that women, often primary caregivers, may neglect their own health, leading to undiagnosed diabetes and severe complications. The document emphasizes that diabetes affects women differently than men, with higher risks of heart disease, blindness, and depression. It also notes that women from certain racial and ethnic groups are more at risk. The Take Time to Care campaign by the FDA aims to educate women on diabetes risk factors and encourage testing. Additionally, it provides resources from the CDC, American Diabetes Association, and other organizations for further information and support. Original publication date February 2008.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f7fd9d0cc424674913e9d6a322cf2d92025-02-08T06:17:56ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092008-02-0120082Women and DiabetesMarcia Brown0Linda Bobroff1LaToya J. O'Neal 2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida This document is about the importance of diabetes awareness and care among women. It highlights that women, often primary caregivers, may neglect their own health, leading to undiagnosed diabetes and severe complications. The document emphasizes that diabetes affects women differently than men, with higher risks of heart disease, blindness, and depression. It also notes that women from certain racial and ethnic groups are more at risk. The Take Time to Care campaign by the FDA aims to educate women on diabetes risk factors and encourage testing. Additionally, it provides resources from the CDC, American Diabetes Association, and other organizations for further information and support. Original publication date February 2008. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/136833DiabetesWomen |
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