‘Diabetes Alert Day’ encourages screening for common disease

According to Self, ingesting sugar triggers the body to release insulin, a hormone that's crucial to weight gain and diabetes.

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According to Self, ingesting sugar triggers the body to release insulin, a hormone that's crucial to weight gain and diabetes.

A few simple steps could add years and quality to your life — and health officials  say today, “Diabetes Day” should serve as a reminder.

American Diabetes Association Alert Day in Middletown included free diabetes screening.

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Over 8 percent of the population has diabetes.

Carolyn Fogarty, manager at the Diabetes Wellness Center at the Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, says it’s a massive problem.

“It’s huge and growing,” she said.

One in three Americans is at-risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

"If you don't know you have diabetes but you do, there's a lot of complications that can occur,” Fogarty said. “Heart disease, high blood pressure, eye disease, circulation problems."

She added that Asian and African American populations are at a higher risk of developing diabetes.

The Diabetes Day marks the importance of being screened for the disease.

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