St Lukes - Do you know your risk of diabetes?

St. Luke's Community Diabetes Screening offers you the opportunity to learn about your risk for diabetes, to connect to resources, and to create a plan to keep you healthy.

Screenings are FREE and require a finger stick for a blood glucose value and for a hemoglobin A1C value. This is a non-fasting screening, it takes 10 minutes, and the results are immediate.

Common risk factors for diabetes include:

· A personal history of high blood sugar

· Family history of diabetes

· Tobacco use

· Age

· Overweight

· Physical inactivity

Possible symptoms of diabetes:

· Urinate (pee) a lot, often at night

· Are very thirsty

· Lose weight without trying

· Are very hungry

· Have blurry vision

· Have numb or tingling hands or feet

· Feel very tired

· Have very dry skin.

If you have one or more of the following diabetes symptoms, see your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested. Do you need a doctor? Visit https://doctors.stlukes-stl.com/ or call Physician Referral at 314-205-6060

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