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Having diabetes is difficult, but here's encouraging news: Aggressively managing your diabetes can make your RealAge up to 7.3 years younger. Whether you've just been diagnosed with diabetes or you've had it for a while, your healthcare provider (HCP) can guide you through the steps to live better with diabetes. That may include everything from how to manage your prescriptions to understanding how diabetes affects the rest of your health. Start by asking your HCP these eight questions about diabetes treatment.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Steps to Help You Stay Healthy With Diabetes. Page last reviewed: August 10, 2021.
- American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Advisor. Understanding Your A1C Test. Accessed July 22, 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report: Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States. 2020.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prediabetes – Your Chance to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Page last reviewed: December 21, 2021.
