Alabama
Community Diabetes Support Group
I was diagnosed with diabetes approximately twenty years ago. I had thought maybe there was a chance I would not get it. My father was not diabetic. My mother was diabetic and passed away at the age of 57 from an abdominal aneurysm.
I have been in the Healthy Heart Program for five years. I wanted to lose some weight and try to get off of some of my medications. Under the guidance of the Healthy Heart staff I started an exercise program and lost weight. My blood sugars have improved and I only take diabetes medicine as needed. I no longer take a cholesterol medicine.
Some of Marion’s accomplishments after 5 years in the SDPI Healthy Heart Program:
Diabetes Program Participants
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Diabetes Care Providers
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