Are you suffering from any of the following symptoms?

• Extreme Hunger
• Excessive Thirst
• Frequent Urination
• Very Dry Skin
• Feeling Tired
• Tingling or Numbness in the Hands or Feet
• Sudden Vision Changes
• Unexplained Weight Loss

Diabetes is a condition in which our bodies don’t process food properly for use as energy.  Most food we consume is turned into glucose, or sugar.  The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help flow the glucose into our cells.  When you have diabetes, your body either does not make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as it should.  This causes sugars to build up in your blood.

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, it might be time to have your neighborhood physicians (at Dominion Internal Medicine) check them out!  It’s fast and easy and same day appointments are available.  Diabetes can cause serious health problems including blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, and lower-extremity amputations.  Do you know diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States today?  It’s time to take care of you!

Call Dominion Internal Medicine today @ 540-878-5408 to schedule a same day appointment or simply for more information.

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