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Are you at risk? Diabetes Alert Day sounds alarm
3/26/2019
Parkland provider urges Dallas residents to learn how to prevent, delay onset If you knew that you could prevent or delay a fire burning down your house, would you take action? F...
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The effects of eating healthy
3/1/2019
Make better food choices and get active to feel better and live longer. Bad choices can cause long-term health problems such as diabetes, gum disease and heart disease. When you ...
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Diabetes medications shown to lower risk of cardiovascular disease
2/13/2019
Parkland expert says ‘benefits to patients undeniable’ If you have diabetes, you are twice as likely to die from heart disease, heart failure, heart attack or stroke than someone...
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Lose weight now, gain future years on your life
1/17/2019
Parkland clinicians offer tips for reaching your healthiest weight Every year there are new food gurus, fad diets, cookbooks and theories that claim to offer the “best” way to lo...
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Take these steps for winter diabetic foot care
11/28/2018
Parkland podiatrist says cold-weather precautions help prevent complications As part of the world-wide epidemic of diabetes, physicians report that lower extremity amputations ar...
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Travel with diabetes? Yes, if you plan carefully
7/9/2018
Parkland experts offer 10 tips for managing diabetes on the road Whether you’re heading to a sandy beach, snowy peak, sunny cruise or city sight-seeing, your ‘vaycay’ should be s...
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Parkland Diabetes Nurse HEROes up their skills, improve patient care
5/2/2018
Program provides in-depth training in diabetes management and patient education A hospital-wide initiative was launched in March at Parkland Health & Hospital System to upski...
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Diabetes Alert Day sounds alarm about risk factors for disease
3/26/2018
Parkland hosting free diabetes community seminar in Spanish Dallas County resident Stephanie Freeney, 53, was surprised when she was diagnosed with diabetes last fall. “I hadn’t ...
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Parkland eye specialist warns about a silent threat: glaucoma
3/5/2018
March is National Save Your Vision Month Ronald Hunt, 65, of Dallas loves to spend time at home cooking for family and friends. But after years of preparing home-cooked meals and...
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Parkland health pros weigh in on food, fitness fads
1/8/2018
New Year’s health resolutions should be effective, easy to keep Every January, many of us pledge this will be the year to shed those unwanted pounds and get in shape. According t...
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Parkland launches diabetes awareness campaign to combat epidemic
11/14/2017
Community organizations partner to fight serious health risk to Dallas residents Eleven percent of Dallas County residents have diabetes, an alarming statistic that health profes...
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Parkland program takes AIM at diabetes
11/6/2017
Behavioral health issues put patients at greater risk “Diabetes is a difficult disease to manage, but for those with behavioral health issues, the challenges of dealing with diab...
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Parkland hosts diabetes-related events for public, health professionals
11/1/2017
National Diabetes Awareness Month stresses prevention, education The numbers don’t lie: 660,000 people in Texas don’t know they have diabetes; 37 percent of Texans have prediabet...
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Parkland hosts “Learn about Healthy Living with Diabetes” event
9/7/2017
Diabetes Community Conference on Sept. 29 free, open to public Coping with diabetes isn’t easy, but according to medical experts it is possible to enjoy a healthy, active life by...
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Parkland helps youth with diabetes transition to adult care
8/23/2017
Rate of diabetes rising, transition poses special challenges It’s the start of the school year — time to say so long to summer and howdy to homework. For children with diabetes, ...
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Women with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop heart disease
2/15/2016
Dallas County diabetes prevalence surpasses Texas, U.S. rates While men and women generally have similar rates of type 2 diabetes, women with diabetes are twice as likely to have...
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Parkland’s Global Diabetes Program experts dispel myths, provide facts
11/18/2015
Education helps control, prevent diabetes complications Diabetes is one of the most critical health issues facing the country, but it is surrounded by almost as many myths as fac...