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October 29, 2022


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Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Welcome to our First Annual Diabetes Walk and Fair in Long Beach!

Who's at risk for diabetes

There's no reliable way to predict who will get diabetes, but blood tests can help to detect early signs of it.  


There are 2 types of diabetes:


  1. Type 1 diabetes, in which the immune system attacks the pancreas and destroys the cells that make insulin.     
  2. Type 2 diabetes, in which the pancreas can still make insulin, but the body doesn't respond to it properly. 


Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes can sometimes be prevented. Excessive weight gain, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle are all things that put a person at risk for type 2 diabetes.  In the past, type 2 diabetes usually happened only in adults. But now, more kids and teens are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, due to the rapidly increasing number of overweight kids.  Although kids and teens might be able to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by managing their weight and increasing physical activity, other risk factors for type 2 diabetes can't be changed. Kids with one or more family members with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for the disease, and some ethnic and racial groups are more likely to developing it.


Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent type of diabetes. Research suggests that a person’s likelihood of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is strongly based on genetics.  


Type 1 diabetes can't be prevented. No one knows for sure what causes type 1 diabetes, but scientists think it has something to do with genes. But just getting the genes for diabetes isn't usually enough. In most cases, a child has to be exposed to something else — like a virus — to get type 1 diabetes.  Type 1 diabetes isn't contagious, so kids and teens can't catch it from another person or pass it along to friends or family members. And eating too much sugar doesn't cause type 1 diabetes, either.  


Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Prevented?  Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes can sometimes be prevented. Excessive weight gain, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle are all things that put a person at risk for type 2 diabetes.  In the past, type 2 diabetes usually happened only in adults. But now, more kids and teens are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, due to the rapidly increasing number of overweight kids.  Although kids and teens might be able to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by managing their weight and increasing physical activity, other risk factors for type 2 diabetes can't be changed. Kids with one or more family members with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for the disease, and some ethnic and racial groups are more likely to developing it.


Learn more

Join the Clarissa Manual Foundation for  our first annual community walk to raise  awareness for the fight against Diabetes. There will be music and fun for the  whole family. Featuring a Health Pavilion  with free screenings and more. 

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