ABClatino Magazine Year 1, Issue 2 | Page 15

La Doctora Carol Miyaki, Directora del Programa de Diabetes del MidHudson Regional Hospital de Westchester Medical Center habló con ABClatino y nos dio algunos consejos de cómo prevenir esta enfermedad y cómo controlarla sí ya la tienes...Escucha la entrevista completa aqui.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

ABOUT DIABETES

Diabetes can be controlled and prevented but not cured. That is why it is important to take care of this disease from an early age.

One in 3 Latinos has Diabetes and does not know it

BUT .... WHAT IS DIABETES?

Having diabetes means having too much sugar in your blood

WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS?

-Obesity

-Sedentary lifestyle

- Genetic

 

-A Family Background

-The Acculturation ...

That is why according to the National Diabetes Education Program it is known that 10.4% of the Latino community in the USA suffers from Diabetes.

HOW TO PREVENT IT?

PREVENTING DIABETES IS VERY EASY,

- Eat healthily,

- Exercise constantly

- Visit the doctor every year and get the relevant tests to find out if you have any type of diabetes.

Dr. Carol Miyaki, endocrinologist and Director of the Diabetes Program at MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center spoke to ABClatino and gave us some tips on how to prevent this disease and how to control it if you already have it ... Listen to the full interview here.

HEALTH