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Preventing Diabetes

Health & Wellness (tags: health, diabetes, prevention, treatment, protection, exercise, nutrition, disease, diet )

Dee
- 234 days ago - capitalnews9.com

There are more than 23 million people living in the U.S. with diabetes. Of that number 90 percent develop the disease later in life. "It takes a lot of discipline," said Duane Cook

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Dee C. (507)

Tuesday April 7, 2009, 2:12 am
"From exercising to counting carbs, Cook is trying to change his life style.

"But it is hard. Especially to get started," Cook said.

For Cook finding the motivation was easy. After losing his father to diabetes, Cook’s doctor told him he was also at risk. Cook was one the 57 Million Americans diagnosed with pre-diabetes.

"I need to take it seriously and do what I can," Cook said."

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