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Diabetes and it’s Impact on Women’s Health By Vipra Rai, MS, RD, CDE of Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH

Today’s fast pace lifestyle presents many challenges to women. What if that woman is a diabetic? Now, that woman has the added responsibility of managing her diabetes at every moment of her life. This added stress can often have a negative impact on blood glucose levels which leads to complications such as frequent urinary tract infections, vaginal dryness, heart disease, vision problems etc. According to the American Diabetes Association, 11.5 million, or 10.2% of all women aged 20 years old or older have diabetes, although nearly one quarter of them do not know it. The prevalence of diabetes is at least 2 to 4 times higher among ethnic groups than among non-Hispanic white women…..For the rest of the article go to the Fall issue of Applaud Women at www.applaudwomen.com. Click on the Fall cover image found on the homepage to enter the publication, turn pages (make sure you turn on your sound to hear the pages swish), print pages or download the entire magazine.

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