Según el Reporte Nacional de Estadísticas de Diabetes realizado por la CDC se estima que 1.4 millones de personas de 18 años en adelante fueron diagnosticas con diabetes tipo 2 en el 2019.Es importante promover consciencia sobre esta enfermedad y dejar claro que, a pesar de que hay algunos factores […]
Diabetes | Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention, & More
According to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report, an estimated 1.4 million people aged 18 and older were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2019. It is important to promote awareness about this disease and make it clear that, although there are some non-modifiable factors such as age, ethnicity, and […]
Meet Sandra, a diabetes warrior
Sandra entered the hospital to deliver her second child full of hope. She had been eagerly awaiting the expansion of her beautiful family. She never could have anticipated the bittersweet feeling she left with that day… Sandra was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, a form of high blood sugar that affects […]
Access to Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes Care Could Mean the Difference
Submitted by Valeria Lopez, Community Health EducatorDid you know that diabetes affects 1.5 million people in the United States each year? November 14th is World Diabetes Day, and an important reminder to all at risk for this chronic disease.Diabetes is a chronic health disease in which the pancreas does not […]
Health Equity & The Prevalence of Diabetes in Minorities
More than 1 in 10 Americans have diabetes and more than 1 in 3 have prediabetes. Diabetes is a deadly disease that often results in poor quality of life if gone untreated.Unfortunately, it is also more prevalent in minority groups than in other segments of the population. This is a health equity […]
A 7 Year Battle with Diabetes Finds a Happy Ending
In March of 2021 Lorena was at the end of her rope… for 7 years she had lived with diabetes, but speaking limited English had received no support as to how to manage her condition. She gained weight, felt fatigued and was at the mercy of her fluctuating blood sugar […]
Health Education: Getting this Father Back on His Feet
Jose, or “J.B.” as he is known to family and friends, is a janitor for a building in Tarija, Bolivia. With a friendly demeanor and outlook on life, he is beloved by the entire community. Unfortunately, like many in Tarija, J.B. was threatened by inter-generational poor health. “For my work, […]
Esperança Launches Lifestyle Coaching Program
Esperança has long been a voice for health equity around Arizona, providing culturally appropriate preventative health education to Latino families around the state.In 2021, our team of community health educators launched the Lifestyle Coaching Program, 12 sessions over the course of 4 months designed for individuals who are at high […]
Diabetes: Conozca su Riesgo
Por Alexia Vega, Educadora de salud comunitariaSegún el Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), 1 de cada 10 personas tiene diabetes, esto representa alrededor de 30.3 millones de personas y 1 de cada 3 tiene prediabetes. La diabetes es una enfermedad en la que los niveles […]
March 24th – American Diabetes Alert Day
By Jeri Royce, President & CEO There is much uncertainty and concern in our world today about COVID-19. One thing we are not uncertain about is the impact and seriousness of diabetes on the American public broadly, and specifically on the communities in which Esperança serves. Diabetes impacts approximately 34.2 […]
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