{"id":2531,"date":"2015-11-03T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainwise.org\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2016-01-20T16:23:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:23:37","slug":"november-diabetes-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainwise.org\/es\/november-diabetes-month\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s November! Time to Talk Turkey About Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving. On the last Thursday of the month, we gather together with family and friends to share our gratitude for everything life has to offer. We share a meal with turkey and all the fixings, and pumpkin pie and apple cake for dessert. With all that delicious food, who wouldn\u2019t be tempted to help themselves to seconds, even thirds? Nodding off on the sofa with a full belly is nearly ritual on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Maybe then it\u2019s fitting that November is also American Diabetes Month<\/a>. Unlike Thanksgiving, diabetes is nothing to celebrate. Type 2 diabetes is a serious chronic illness that can rob someone of as many as 15 years of life. Complications like cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, glaucoma and loss of vision, amputation, and more can have a severe impact on a diabetic\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n

And yet, type 2 diabetes is largely preventable. For most folks, making healthy choices about diet and exercise is all they need to avoid developing diabetes.<\/p>\n

Why then do 9.3 percent of people living in North Carolina – higher than the national average of 6.4 percent – have diabetes?<\/p>\n

Why American Diabetes Month is Important<\/h3>\n

Diabetes month is important because it raises awareness. You might wonder how someone wouldn\u2019t be aware of diabetes, but consider this:<\/p>\n