Abstract: . . .  nyc.gov/health/ diabetes or call 311 • New York State Department of Health: www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/ diabetes /condiab.htm • American Diabetes Association: www. diabetes .org or 1-800- DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/ diabetes or 1-877-CDC-DIAB (1-877-232-3422) • National Institutes of Health: www. diabetes .niddk.nih.gov or 1-800-860-8747 First Printing: NOVEMBER 2003 Revised/Reprinted: 03/04  . . .
. . .  All Health Bulletins are available at nyc.gov/health. For more copies of this Health Bulletin, call 311. To receive this and other DOHMH publications electronically, e-mail HealthCML@health.nyc.gov, with your name, mailing address, and phone number.DOHMH will not use or share your e-mail address for any other purpose, and you can cancel at any time . Diabetes Is Epidemic Health & Mental Hygiene News — Volume 2, Number 11 To Manage Diabetes ,Know Your “ABC’S” People with diabetes can prevent heart and kidney disease, blindness, amputations, and other complications by knowing and controlling their “ABC’S”: • A 1C (3-month average blood sugar level): Less than 7% . • B  . . .
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