Diabetes Alert Day
Pilot News Staff Report
PLYMOUTH� Diabetes is an incurable disease that affects approximatley 17 million people in the United States. Even though the disease may not have a cure, early detection is still key.
In order to help awareness of the disease, the American Diabetes Association has designated today as National Alert Day for Diabetes.
�There is no cure, but detection of the signs can be very helpful in getting the disease under control,� said Patty Hobbs, of the Northwest In-diana Diabetes Association.
The signs that may mean you have diabetes may include: Always being thirsty; urinating often; and losing weight without trying.
Diabetes does not allow the victim to produce and utilize insulin. It often leads to further complications, if undetected and untreated. �Diabetes is the No. 1 cause of blindness,� Hobbs explained.
�Amputations and heart disease are also other complications.�
There are those who are
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