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Show To Help Control Dreaded Killer - Clinic On Diabetes Screening Set For April 18 A Diabetic Screening Clinic will be held In the Panguitch North ward chapel (basement) April 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. This Clinic is Free. Diabetes is the 7th cause of death by disease, 2nd cause of blindness. More than 3 million U.S. citizens are diabetic at the present time. Nearly 1.5 million of these people are unaware that they have the disease; 22 per cent of our present population carry the gene for diabetes, which can be detected long before it becomes symptomatic. Simple measures can control early diabetes, If It Is discovered. Acute complications of diabetes can be pre vented by early detection. Who Should Be Tested,, Blood relatives of diabetica over 15 years-of age. Mothers of babies that weighed over 9 lbs. at birth. ' The obese (overweight). ,"i Any person over 40 years of $ age. It is recommended all persons have a meal two hours before having the test made. |
