Diabetes Day Pit Stop planned for Monday
Kathy Hubbard Columnist | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 2 months AGO
I’m willing to bet that not one of you woke up this morning and said to yourself, “Sure hope I get diabetes today.” I am also willing to bet that several of you woke up this morning and said to yourself, “Sure hope these symptoms I’m having don’t mean I have diabetes.”
Safe bets? Sure. The fact is that over eight million people have undiagnosed diabetes. Are you one of them? Or are you one of the 21 million people who know they have it?
If you are interested in getting more information about the disease and how it can affect you or a loved one, you’ll want to attend the free Diabetes Day Pit Stop on Monday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bonner General Health.
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