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November is Diabetes Prevention Month

November is Diabetes Prevention Month and a University of Illinois Extension Nutrition Educator is promoting the resources Extension offers.

 

Caitlin Mellendorf is a nutrition educator in DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties and indicates around one in ten Americans has diabetes. She says Extension offers a wealth of resources as well as classes and programs for those with diabetes.

 

 

Mellendorf says diet and exercise can help prevent diabetes but if you have diabetes, Extension offers resources for foods and recipes to help manage it as well as guidance to professionals with expertise beyond what Extension can offer.

 

 

Mellendorf encourages getting a 'well visit' and getting that blood sugar tested on a yearly basis. She points anyone wanting more information to extension.illinois.edu. 

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