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- 1. Diabetes is the 7th leading _______ of death in the United States.
- 3. eat a healthy diet, avoiding _______ and saturated fats.
- 5. is an appropriate healthy eating plan which includes: whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, and nuts.
- 6. More than 88 million US adults—1 in 3—have________ and 90% of them don’t know they have it.
- 10. Diabetes also increases the risk of heart disease and _________.
- 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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- 2. frequent urination, increased thirst,blurry vision, tiredness, numbing/tingling feeling in hands & feet are__________ of diabetes.
- 4. Other complications include kidney failure, blindness, and ____________ of a toe, foot, or leg.
- 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.
- 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.
- 8. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is 30% to 40% higher for__________.
- 9. Diabetes(type 2) is largely the result of excess body ________ and physical inactivity.