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Local health officials urge prevention as diabetes rates climb
Summary
At a Middletown Board of Health meeting, a physician-led education presentation reviewed diabetes types, diagnosis, complications and treatments and urged earlier prevention and community education ahead of the citys Sept. 27 health fair.
A physician who presented to the Middletown Board of Health on diabetes outlined how the disease is diagnosed, the differences among type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, and the long-term complications that make prevention a public-health priority.
The presenter said diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by high blood-sugar levels and noted three diagnostic tests commonly used: a fasting blood glucose above 126 mg/dL, a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test above 200 mg/dL, and a hemoglobin A1c of 6.5% or higher. "Any one of those three would diagnose you with diabetes," the presenter said.
Why it matters: The presenter cited…
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