11/15/21 - November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

The number of Americans with diabetes is rising and cases of Type-2 diabetes are also increasing.

Health officials are encouraging more screenings as the number of diabetes diagnosis are increasing.

Dr. Mary Kells with the Cleveland Clinic says new guidelines include recommended screenings for adults ages 35 and older who are overweight.  The previous guidelines suggested screenings not take place till those adults reached age 40.  Kells says the emphasis is on early detection.

"Diabetes is on the rise.  Obesity is on the rise.  We're seeing diabetes is in much greater incidents in our youth.  So it's extremely important to diagnose early so that we can improve these health outcomes and prevent people from having the complications from diabetes."

Diabetes can negatively affect your kidneys, create nerve damage, and cause blindness.  Kells says the early detection of adult-onset diabetes, or Type-2, could help stave off worse damage, or conditions that are irreversible. 

November is Diabetes Awareness Month,

Contact your physician for more information.