Diabetes

Diabetes is a serious disease where your blood glucose is too high. People who have diabetes are at higher risk of serious health complications including blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, and lower extremity amputations in adults.

Are you at risk? Take the quiz and find out!‍‍

Type 1 Diabetes

• In type 1 diabetes the body does not make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin every day.
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Prediabetes

• Prediabetes is a condition in which people have blood glucose levels higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. People with prediabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
• Are you at risk? Take the quiz and find out!
• Do I Have Prediabetes?

Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational diabetes may occur when a woman is pregnant. Gestational diabetes raises a woman’s risk of getting type 2 diabetes over the course of her life. It raises her child’s risk of being overweight and developing diabetes.
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Type 2 Diabetes

• In type 2 diabetes the body does not make or use insulin well. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.
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Local Diabetes Resources

Diabetes prevention and self-management in-person classes are available in Chelan and Douglas counties.

Diabetes Prevention

Learn how to live a healthier lifestyle and prevent type 2 diabetes.

Website: https://www.cvch.org/es/patients/services/diabetes-care

Phone: (509)662-6000

Diabetes Prevention Program

WSU DPP Flyer

Website: http://extension.wsu.edu/chelan-douglas/diabetes-prevention-program/

Phone: (509)745-8531

Diabetes Self-Management Education

Learn how to manage and control your diabetes.

Columbia Valley Community Health – Diabetes Education Series

Website: https://www.cvch.org/es/patients/services/diabetes-care

Phone: (509)662-6000

Confluence Health – “Caring For You and Your Diabetes” Program

Website: https://www.confluencehealth.org/diabetes-education-classes/

Phone: (509)664-4868 x2327

Diabetes Educational Materials

I Have Type 1 Diabetes

• JDFR Resources – Find the information, support, & tools to help manage type 1 diabetes

I Want to Prevent Diabetes

• Choose More than 50 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
• Your Game Plan to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes – Call 1-888-693-6337 to get your FREE booklet

I Have Type 2 Diabetes

• Living with Type 2 Diabetes Program – FREE 12 month program to help you learn to live well with diabetes

I Have Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes – Informational packet with diabetes log book

Additional Resources

• Diabetes Home: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• American Diabetes Association
• National Diabetes Education Program: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease