American Diabetes Month- Facts and Resources in Spanish

Hispanic Diabetes facts and resources for parents, teachers and community advocates. Learn about symptoms of Diabetes, see videos in Spanish about Diabetes, and the steps you can take to reduce risks of your child and family members developing Diabetes.

Hispanic people overall are 66% more likely than non-Hispanic whites to have diabetes and tend to develop it at younger ages.

Latino children are among those at greatest risk for obesity and related health problems.

Reversing Obesity Among Latino Children by Salud America- The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children unites Latino researchers and advocates seeking environmental and policy solutions to the epidemic. Watch video about Latino Children and Diabetes:

Join Salud America! and get news on the latest trends, research and funding in the fight against Latino childhood obesity

Helpful Resources about Diabetes prevention and management in Spanish:

• CDC Diabetes booklets you can print out for Diabetes prevention and management in Spanish or English
• Salud America
• American Diabetes Association information and resources in Spanish
• Joslin Center's information about Diabetes in Spanish
• Hispanic Health
• Online Diabetes Risk Quiz in Spanish by United Health Care
• For the Month of November you can get a free Diabetes wellness test at Walgreens
• Stop Diabetes - learn more and take the pledge on Facebook in Spanish

• Our nutrition education website is bilingual English and Spanish: visit our free online learning platform for kids, parents, and teachers- with healthy tools for parents, family articles and tips written by registered dietitians, fun interactive nutrition games for kids, and lesson plans and printables for teaching kids about making healthy choices.
• Our guide for parents concerned about their child's weight in Spanish
• Press Release: Reaching Hispanic Families with Online Healthy Nutrition Tools
• Sign up for our healthy family nutrition newsletter in Spanish

Diabetes Information Video- 'Dose of Reality' in Spanish

View video in English

What are the symptoms and what steps you can take to reduce the risks of you family members developing Diabetes?

CDC data suggest that 79 million Americans - 35 percent of the U.S. adult population - have prediabetes, meaning they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the largely preventable form of the disease.

People with prediabetes, however, have an opportunity to significantly reduce their chances of developing this lifelong illness.  Engaging in exercise and losing just 5 percent of weight can reduce the risk of developing diabetes or heart attack risk by 58 percent. Read more Fox New Latino

Symptoms of Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes

• Frequent urination
• Unusual thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Unusual weight loss
• Extreme fatigue and Irritability

Type 2 Diabetes*

• Any of the type 1 symptoms
• Frequent infections
• Blurred vision
• Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
• Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet
• Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections

*Often people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away. Source: American Diabetes Association

Many daily activities can help prevent or control the effects of diabetes- These include:

* Eating healthy foods * Taking a walk or being active in some way every day * Being aware of diabetes symptoms * Taking any medicines your doctor prescribes Source: CDC

Tips and Printables for Healthy Kids in English or Spanish from our website:

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