DIABETES FACTS

From the sentences below, find the higlighted words in the diagram. They run in all directions—forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.

• A registered DIETITIAN can help you PLAN a healthful diet.

• About one out of every five people with diabetes who enter a hospital do so because of serious FOOT problems such as blisters and sores should be treated right away to prevent potentially serious INFECTIONS.

• Self-MONITORING of your blood sugar is one of the best ways of knowing how well your diabetes is being managed.

• HYPERGLYCEMIA is characterized by high levels of GLUCOSE in the blood and urine.

• When you take INSULIN, or oral MEDICATION, possible for your blood sugar level to drop too low. This condition is called HYPOGLYCEMIA.

• If you have type 1 DIABETES, you should test your blood whenever you feel an insulin REACTION coming on.

• If you have diabetes, the majority of CARBOHYDRATEs you consume should come from the GRAIN, FRUIT or MILK food groups.

• In addition to eating healthful meals and getting regular EXERCISE, people with diabetes need to take special care of their FEET, SKIN, TEETH and EYES.

• GESTATIONAL diabetes disappears once pregnancy is over in about 95 percent of all cases.

• While there is no CURE for diabetes, people with this disease can live longand healthy lives.

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