{"id":185894,"date":"2026-03-01T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/185894\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:46:09","slug":"diabetes-prevention-tips-from-parkland-health-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/185894\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Prevention Tips From Parkland Health Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tOverview:<\/p>\n<p>American Diabetes Alert Day is on March 26 and experts from Parkland Health are urging people to learn about the seriousness of diabetes and understand their personal risk. According to the 2022 Dallas County Community Health Needs Assessment, diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases among Parkland patients. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, develops when the body cannot use insulin properly. Some symptoms include frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, losing weight without trying, fatigue, feeling irritable or moody, blurry vision, frequent UTIs or yeast infections. Fortunately, type 2 diabetes can often be prevented by making lifestyle changes including weight loss and regular physical activity.<\/p>\n<p>Many people can feel overwhelmed trying to stay on top of their health but recognizing the<br \/>warning signs can help prevent a life-changing illness. American Diabetes Alert Day is March<br \/>26, and Parkland Health experts encourage the community to learn about the seriousness of<br \/>diabetes and understand personal risk.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parklandhealth.org\/pdf-files\/2022-dallas-county-community-health-needs-assessme-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2022 Dallas County Community Health Needs Assessment,<\/a> diabetes is one of<br \/>the leading chronic diseases among Parkland patients. Diabetes affects how your body turns<br \/>blood sugar (glucose) into energy. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2.<br \/>Type 1 is an autoimmune disease. Type 2 diabetes \u2013 the most common form \u2013 develops when the<br \/>body cannot use insulin properly. At first, the pancreas produces extra insulin to compensate, but<br \/>over time it cannot keep blood sugar at normal levels.<\/p>\n<p>You may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes if you are overweight, eating and<br \/>unhealthy diet, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol and do not exercise regularly.<\/p>\n<p>Some symptoms of type 2 diabetes you should be aware of include:<\/p>\n<p>Frequent urination<\/p>\n<p>Increased thirst and hunger<\/p>\n<p>Losing weight without trying<\/p>\n<p>Fatigue<\/p>\n<p>Feeling irritable or moody<\/p>\n<p>Blurry vision<\/p>\n<p>Frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs) or yeast infections<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, type 2 diabetes can often be prevented if you are at risk or have prediabetes \u2013 a .<br \/>warning sign that your blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet in the diabetes<br \/>range. Making lifestyle changes including weight loss and regular physical activity can reduce<br \/>your risk.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you may be at risk, take the 60-second risk assessment test and start on a path to a<br \/>healthier future. To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parklanddiabetes.com\/diabetes\/whats-your-risk\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.parklanddiabetes.com\/diabetes\/whats-your-risk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.parklanddiabetes.com\/diabetes\/whats-your-risk<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: American Diabetes Alert Day is on March 26 and experts from Parkland Health are urging people to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[74317,6007,6008,6009,9381,102,104,103,6011,15084,74318,223,29504,15091,74319,18776,1852,55087],"class_list":["post-185894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-american-diabetes-alert-day","tag-black-media","tag-black-news","tag-black-press","tag-chronic-disease","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-weekly","tag-diabetes","tag-insulin","tag-news","tag-pancreas","tag-parkland-health","tag-prediabetes","tag-risk-factors","tag-type-1-diabetes","tag-type-2-diabetes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}