November 2020

If you have any of the following

symptoms, see your doctor about
What is diabetes?
In the United States, 34.2 million Americans have diabetes. This is 10.5% of the US getting your blood sugar tested:
population. Of those, 26.9 million people have been diagnosed, while 7.3 million people • Urinate (pee) a lot at night
have been undiagnosed. In addition, 88 million people 18 and older have prediabetes. • Very thirsty
This is 34.5% of the US population. There are several types of diabetes. To break it • Lose weight without trying
down further: • Very hungry
• Have blurry vision
Prediabetes: There are no clear symptoms. Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they • Have numb or tingling hands or feet
almost always have blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet high • Feel very tired
enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. You may have some of the symptoms of diabetes • Have very dry skin
or even some of the complications. • Have sores that heal slowly
• Have more infections than usual
Type 1: The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the carbohydrates
you eat into blood sugar that it uses for energy and insulin is a hormone that the body
Mt. Carmel is currently scheduling
needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. Risk factors are
not as clear. A known risk factor includes having a parent, brother, or sister with type 1 the following:
diabetes.  virtual educational programs
 flu shot clinics
Type 2: The most common form of diabetes. It means that your body doesn’t use insulin  biometric screenings
properly.  Covid-19 temperature checks
and symptom screenings
Gestational diabetes: Hormones that support the baby as it grows can also block the
If you are interested in any of these
action of the mother’s insulin to her body and it causes a problem called insulin
resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother’s body to use insulin and she services, contact Susan Baker at
may need insulin to compensate.  sbaker@mchs.com or
(614) 546-4520.
What are the risk factors for diabetes?
• Being overweight
• Are 45 years or older
• Have a parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes
• Are physically active less than 3 times a week
• Have ever had gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or given birth to a
baby who weighed more than 9 pounds.
• Are African American, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian, or Alaska Native
(some Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans are also at higher risk).
 November 2020

Added Sugar
Added sugar are sugars that are added into the
food when being made. They are not naturally
occurring sugar found in milk or fruit. When looking at this food label,
Examples would include white sugar, brown you can see there are 65g of
added sugar. They are coming
sugar, honey, syrups, raw sugar, agave nectar,
from 3 types of sugar. This
dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose,
equates to 16.25 teaspoons of
sucrose, and molasses. Americans consume
added sugar. This exceeds the
around 22-34 teaspoons of added sugar per amount allotted for the day.
day. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans recommends eating less than 10%
of calories from added sugar per day. That
equals about 12 teaspoons of sugar.

BAKED APPLE PIE STEEL CUT OATS

Ingredients – Serves 4 Baked apple ingredients:
Steel –cut oats ingredients: 1 large Granny Smith apple
1 cup steel-cut oats, uncooked 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
1 ½ cups water 1 tbsp sugar
1 ½ cups 1% milk (may use a nondairy milk) 1 tbsp cinnamon
3 tbsp hemp seeds
¼ cup walnuts
1 tsp cinnamon Nutrition Facts for 1 ¼ cup serving: Calories:
¼ tsp ginger 359, Total Fat: 12.3g, Saturated Fat: 1.8g,
1/8 tsp nutmeg Carbohydrates: 52g, Fiber: 6.7g, Protein: 11g
¾ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp maple syrup

Directions
For the apple: Preheat oven to 350˚ and line a baking pan with parchment paper. Peel, core, and evenly slice the apple. In a medium bowl, toss
apple slices with 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon until evenly coated. Move the coated apples
to the baking sheet lines with parchment paper. Gently fold (or wrap) the apples within the parchment paper and bake for 12 minutes. Flip the
folded apple mixture and bake for an additional 10-12 minutes, or until tender. Set aside and allow to stand for 2 minutes. Divide bakes apples in
half. Set aside half of the apples for the garnish. On a cutting board, gently dice up the other half of the apples to put into the steel cut oats.
For the steel-cut oats: Add 1 ½ cups water and 1 ½ cups milk to a medium pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 cup steel-cut oats. Reduce
heat to low and cook uncovered for 20 minutes, or until tender, stirring every few minutes. When the oats are approximately 75% cooked, mix in ½
of the baked apples, hemp seeds, walnuts, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Cook for another 5 minutes, or until desired
consistency. Remove oats with remaining baked apples and serve.
References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes Risk Factors. (2020, March 24). Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/risk-factors.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes Symptoms. (2020, March 24). Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/symptoms.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services;
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Davis, G., & Jacobson, H. (2016). Proteinaholic: How our obsession with meat is killing us and what we can do about it. New York, NY: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins.