Healthcare at West Virginia University - Diabetes Education Center

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Diabetes Education Center
PO Box 8241
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-598-4391

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Please use this form to send us a question

If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you may be at risk for Diabetes.

Are you overweight?
Do you smoke?
Do you have a family history of diabetes?
Are you inactive?
Are you African American, Native American, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander?
Has your blood glucose (sugar) level ever been high?
Have you ever had gestational diabetes or a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth?
Do you have heart or blood vessel disease?
Do you have abnormal or high cholesterol or triglyceride levels?
Have you had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
Do you have acanthosis nigricans or dark velvety patches of the skin on your neck, armpits, elbows, or anywhere else?

If you have more than one risk, please have your blood sugar checked with your primary care provider.