45% of Monterey County adults have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
It’s The Beast that puts our families, friends, neighbors — and perhaps even you — in danger of blindness, heart disease, and more.
The good news is that simple changes in our daily lives can prevent diabetes. Together, we can make better choices for healthier living in Monterey County.
Get the facts before The Beast gets you.
Think You Know Diabetes? Think Again
Know the facts to kick The Beast out your life
Myth or Fact?
If I had diabetes, I’d know it.
Myth
More than one-third of adults in the U.S. have prediabetes, and more than 80 percent of them don't know they have it. More than 34 million adult Americans have type 2 diabetes, and 1 in 5 don't know they have it.
Myth or Fact?
Type 2 diabetes affects your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes, and kidneys.
Fact
Type 2 diabetes can affect almost every organ system in the body. And, if uncontrolled, it can lead to stroke, heart attack, blindness, kidney failure, chronic pain, and amputations.
Susana's Story
I started losing weight and, after six months of being in the DPP, I lost 19 pounds — without crazy diets or pills or beverages that cost a lot.
