Show 5 Th This is it one of a series of articles written by members member of the Utah Medical Association and published in cooperation tion Lion with your newspaper These articles are presented to better acquaint you with problems of health and designed designed de des signed to improve the well well being being of the People of Utah Almost everyone knows something about diabetes And Anda a lot of what we think we know isn't so I The experts have estimated that there are more than 1 known diabetics in inthe inthe inthe the United States and that there are about more Americans who have I diabetes and dont don't know it j I These figures are plus untold I hundreds of thousands more who may develop diabetes if they dont don't follow a balanced balanced diet keep their weight down and ald have periodic physical examinations by their doctors to detect early changes in how their bodies use sugar What Is h diabetes It is a disorder in which the body cannot make full use of some of the foods we eat mainly the carbohydrates or sugars and starches The pancreas pancreas pan pans a large gland lying behind the stomach does not make available enough insulin to turn these f foods into energy or to store them for future use can be controlled by planned diet exercise and in many cases insulin or oral medication Well controlled by planned diet exercises and in many cases insulin or oral medication diabetics can lead active and useful lives Most likely candidates for ford d diabetes i a b bet e t e s are overweight II persons past the age of 40 particularly those who are re related related re- re I t o 0 diabetics a and n d especially older women But diabetes can hit anyone at any age Symptoms Include Increase In thirst constant hunger frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent urination loss of weight Itching easy tiring changes In vision and slow healing of cuts and scratches I |