Diabetics can be inherited from your family, and your race is a factor. The Pima Indians have a 70 percent rate of this disease. Another factor of diabetes is when the pancreas fails and the person must use medication to control blood sugar. The third type is Gestational Diabetes and it appears in the third trimester of pregnancy and it usually goes away after the baby is born, but can reappear in about 10 years. Rediger described the types of medications available today and how they worked along with stressing the need for a healthy lifestyle.
Diabetes can affect the eyes, kidneys and the feet.
Patients must monitor the blood sugar, watch for hypertension, and keep check on cholesterol. Diet, exercise and medication all play a very important, and somewhat equal part in the control of diabetes. President Lena Harpham conducted the business meeting. The Club Collect was led by Nan Cate and the Pledges to the United States of America Flag and the Texas Flag were led by Doris Moorman, as members repeated all in unison. The minutes of the previous meeting was read by Bobbi Lang, secretary.