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Waco Family YMCA holds type 2 diabetes screenings

Waco Family YMCA holds type 2 diabetes screenings
Posted at 1:01 PM, Nov 14, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-14 14:10:18-05

November is diabetes awareness month and the Waco Family YMCA held free diabetes screenings to help educate on the seriousness of type 2 diabetes.

Free blood glucose checks were available for anyone who stopped by the YMCA. The effort was made to educate and help prevent people from getting type 2 diabetes.

"If we found that somebody actually had pre-diabetes, so their numbers didn't indicate they have type 2 diabetes yet, they have this great opportunity," said Crystal Hernandez, Program Manager for the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. "They have this window where they can start to make lifestyle changes and hopefully reduce their risk of developing the disease."

The Waco Family YMCA also has programs to help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes for those who have pre-diabetes. The YMCA plans to hold the screening again in 2019.

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