Heads up on diabetes
This National Diabetes Week ‘it’s about time’ we all took the time. That means it’s about time we took the time to learn the 4Ts, the early warning signs of type 1 diabetes. It also means it’s about time we took the time to get checked for type 2 diabetes.
Did you know
diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age adults?
diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure?
diabetes is the leading cause of preventable limb amputations?
diabetes Increases a person’s risk of heart attacks and stroke by up to four times?
It’s about time you made ‘me time’, took time out and put you first. There is no time to lose. The earlier type 2 diabetes is detected, the more lives will be saved.
Type 2 Diabetes
Many Australians will live with type 2 diabetes for up to seven years before being diagnosed. More than 500,000 Australians are living with silent silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
If not diagnosed in time, it can cause blindness, kidney damage, amputation and heart attack.
Although you can develop type 2 diabetes at any age, your risk increases if you are over 40, especially if you are overweight or have a family history of type 2 diabetes.
It’s about time you took the time to get checked. A type 2 diabetes risk check only takes a minute.
The earlier people are diagnosed, the more time they have to live well and reduce their risk of complications.
During this time, type 2 diabetes can do serious harm and lead to:
Blindness
Kidney damage
Amputation
Heart attack and stroke
Type 1 Diabetes
Every year 640 children and adults are admitted to hospital because the early signs of type 1 diabetes are missed.
If not diagnosed in time, type 1 diabetes can be fatal.
It’s about time you took the time to learn the 4 T’s – the early warning signs of type 1 diabetes. It takes just a minute to learn. If you see the signs, don’t waste time and see you doctor immediately. If not diagnosed in time it can be fatal.
Learning the 4T’s could just save a life.
Toilet – going to the toilet a lot
Tired – unexplained or excessive fatigue
Thirsty – a thirst that can’t be quenched
Thinner – sudden or unexplained weight loss
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