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Show PUT YOUR HEALTH TO THE TEST The Davis County Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, Utah Affiliate, announces its educational edu-cational program for March. On Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m., David Tensmeyer, M.D., will lecture on "Drinking, Smoking, Smok-ing, Drugs and Diabetes" in the vocational classroom of Humana Hospital Davis North. The program prog-ram is being co-sponsored by Humana Hospital Davis North. The meeting is open to any interested in-terested person at no cost. For further information, please call the American Diabetes Association in Salt Lake City toll-free at 1-800-423-1734. Write in the points next to each statement that is true for you. If a statement is not true for you, put a zero. Then add up your total score. 1 1. I have been experiencing one or more of the following If true, add :L symptoms on a regular basis: excessive thirst YES 20 II '' frequent urination YES 20 fl" extreme fatigue YES 10 & ' unexplained weight loss ' YES 20 II ' blurry vision from time to time Vt. - : ! 2. I am over 40 years old YES 10 ' 3. My weight is equal to or above that listed j in the chart below YES 20 I 4. I am a woman who has had more than one baby weighing over 9 lbs. al birth : ; 5. I am of Native American descent YES 10 " ' 6. I am of Hispanic or Black descent YES 10 H 7. I have a parent with diabetes Y i 8. I have an identical twin with diabetes ' if i 9. I have a brother or sister with diabetes vrr i to 20 i If you scored 30-50 points, call 1 -900-650-TEST. TOTAL f $ ! If you scored 50 points or more, call 1-900-650-RISK. The American Diabetes Association urges all pregnant women to be tested for diabetes between th ?4 h ?s h 1 ' weeks of pregnancy. 4tn-2Btn ; One dollar will be charged to your phone bill for this call. A portion goes to ADA rev h '' This test is meant to educate and make you aware of the serious risks of diabetes rU T educallon projects. !V ; determine if you do have diabetes. 0n,y med'c41 d'or can |