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Diabetes is an epidemic!<\/b>\u00a0An estimated 5 million people in the UK live with diabetes today and this number is rising. It can happen to anyone! By 2045, it is expected that 1 in 10 of us will be affected by diabetes.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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What is Type 2 Diabetes?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high.<\/strong> With Type 2 Diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin or the body’s cells do not react to insulin.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Did you know that diabetes can severely limit your quality of life by causing heart disease, chronic kidney disease, nerve damage, vision and hearing loss, mental health issues and limb loss?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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But don\u2019t panic,<\/strong> we can help\u2026 Type 2 diabetes can actually disappear with the right guidance and within the right environment*…<\/span><\/p>\r\n

*Outcome of care dependent on individual case.<\/p>\r\n

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Find out more in our next blog!\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Part 2- What holds us back when it comes to our health<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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If you or someone you know might be suffering with difficulties caused by diabetes, refer them to us, we may be able to help with our range of supportive therapies, so make sure you ask us about it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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COMING NEXT \u2013 More about how to <\/b>improve<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0our health<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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The next blog:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>What holds us back when it comes to our health?<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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So what can you do:\u00a0 \u00a0The results of ACTiV8<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Article is written by\u00a0 Dr Penny Clark D.C Chiropractor at Spinal Care Clinics<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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