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Diabetes Awareness Month: Risks and Prevention Tips

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- November is American Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14th is World Diabetes Day!  There are three types of diabetes (type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.) Most people who have diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which is when the body does not make enough insulin or the insulin they make does not work right and they have too much sugar in their bloodstream. However, did you know that pre-diabetes comes before type 2 diabetes and if caught in time, it can be ...