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Diabetic Eye Exam

Annual Diabetic Eye Exam: Protect Your Vision from Diabetes

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Annual Diabetic Eye Exams: Protecting Your Vision Starts with Prevention Living with diabetes means taking care of more than just your blood sugar. One of the most important—but often overlooked—parts of diabetes management is protecting your eyesight. An annual diabetic eye exam can detect vision-threatening problems long before you notice any symptoms. At Katy-Fulshear Internal […]

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Diabetes Awareness

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What is Diabetes? The food you eat is broken down into glucose and released into the bloodstream. The rise in blood glucose signals the pancreas to release insulin which functions to let the cells use the glucose for energy. hen there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays

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World Osteoporosis Day

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Oct 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. Show your bones some LOVE starting today and protect your FUTURE!   Osteoporosis causes 8.9 million fractures yearly worldwide and your risk increases with age.   There are some steps that can be taken to mitigate your risk of developing osteoporosis such as:   ✅ Incorporating resistance and strength

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