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  1. 1. Diabetes is the 7th leading _______ of death in the United States.
  2. 3. eat a healthy diet, avoiding _______ and saturated fats.
  3. 5. is an appropriate healthy eating plan which includes: whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, and nuts.
  4. 6. More than 88 million US adults—1 in 3—have________ and 90% of them don’t know they have it.
  5. 10. Diabetes also increases the risk of heart disease and _________.
  6. 11. risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes include being age 45 or older, being physically active less than 3 times a week and being_________.
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  1. 2. frequent urination, increased thirst,blurry vision, tiredness, numbing/tingling feeling in hands & feet are__________ of diabetes.
  2. 4. Other complications include kidney failure, blindness, and ____________ of a toe, foot, or leg.
  3. 5. In 2019,diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million______ and 48% of all deaths due to diabetes occurred before the age of 70 years.
  4. 7. is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.
  5. 8. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is 30% to 40% higher for__________.
  6. 9. Diabetes(type 2) is largely the result of excess body ________ and physical inactivity.