The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center is proud of the diabetes care we offer. From early on in your diagnosis of diabetes, to living with diabetes for years, we take into account what your needs are.

• Do you want to learn about carbohydrate counting to better control your blood sugars?
• What about a refresher on low fat cooking?
• How much should you be eating?
• Do you need a new glucometer?
• Or what about learning how to use the one you have?
• Are you wondering about how to care for your feet now that you have diabetes?
• What does the test hemoglobin A1C mean?

These and many other questions can be answered here at the Health Center by our dedicated staff of nurses, a dietitian, and by the two Certified Diabetes Educators who keep abreast of the many recent changes in diabetes care.

Diabetes Symptoms:

Often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.

Some diabetes symptoms include:

• Frequent urination
• Excessive thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Unusual weight loss
• Increased fatigue
• Irritability
• Blurry vision

If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away. You can also take The American Diabetes Association's Online Diabetes Risk Test to find out if you are at risk for diabetes.

To learn more, call 508-992-6553 Ext. 419.

Greater New Bedford Community Health Center 874 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: 508-992-6553
Web Site: www.gnbchc.org

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