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North Dakota's New Efforts on Diabetes Prevention

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Friday, April 3, 2015   

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Health has announced that it's joining forces with national health leaders for a new effort on diabetes prevention in the state.

The program is called Prevent Diabetes STAT - or Screen, Test, Act - Today.

Tera Miller, diabetes program director for the North Dakota Department of Health, said screening and prevention is key, with a large number in the state at risk for diabetes, which can cause heart attack, stroke, blindness and kidney failure.

"Over 45,000 North Dakotans have diabetes," she said. "However 190,000 are at risk or have pre-diabetes. So it's a pretty major issue in the state and across the nation."

The North Dakota Diabetes Program has implemented what it calls Weigh 2 Change, a community-based, lifestyle-change program available at sites across the state.

Of those with pre-diabetes in North Dakota, Miller said, nine in 10 are unaware, but if they get screened and understand the risk, some simple lifestyle changes can prevent or delay the onset of the disease.

"Weight reduction, making better eating habits and increasing your physical activity," she said. "Research has shown that if you can lose 5 to 7 percent of your weight, you can reduce your risk of diabetes by 58 percent, which is a pretty big percentage."

The national partners in the Prevent Diabetes STAT program are the American Medical Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

STAT program details are online at ama-assn.org. Weigh 2 Change information is at bismarcknd.gov.


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