The impact of diabetes

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English - December 14, 2021 20:42 - 49 minutes
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According to the CDC, more than one in three adults in the US has prediabetes … and 84% of these adults don’t even know it.
Left untreated, this can develop into type 2 diabetes.
According to the Houston Health Department, Houston has a higher rate of diabetes than the rest of the country – it affects almost 14% of our local population, compared to 10% nationally.
It’s also a factor when it comes to COVID-19. Houston Public Media reports that more than 50% of Houstonians who died from COVID had diabetes.
Today, experts are here to take a deep dive into the disease.
What should you know about prevention and treatment?
And what community resources are available to help?
Guests:
Dr. Stephen Ponder

Vice Chair of the Texas Diabetes Council and Clinical Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology

Dr. Faith Foreman-Hayes

Assistant Director at Houston Health Department

Dr. Sean Hartig

Assistant professor of medicine-endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine

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