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excessive thirst-YES 30 frequent urination-YES 30 extreme fatigue-YES 10 unexplained weight loss-YES 30 blurry vision from time to time-YES 10 I am over 40 years old.-YES 10 I am at least 20 percent over my ideal weight.-YES 20 I am a woman who has had more than one baby weighing over 9 pounds at birth.-YES 20 I am of American Indian descent.-YES 10 I am of Hispanic or black descent.-YES 10 I have a parent with diabetes.-YES 10 I have a brother or sister with diabetes.-YES 20 If you scored 30 to 50 points, you probably are at low risk for dia-betes. But don't just forget about it. Especially if you're over 40, over-weight or of black, Hispanic, or American Indian descent. If you scored over 50 points, you may be at high risk for diabetes. You even may already have diabetes. This test is meant to educate and make you aware of the serious risks of diabetes. Only a medical doctor can determine if you have diabetes. Want more information about diabetes? Contact your local American Diabetes Association. Thanks, Ann, for helping us alert Americans to the risks and dangers of diabetes. It is vital that we get the word out, and you are the one who can do it. -Sterling Tucker, chairman of the board, and Sherman M. Holvey, M.D., president, American Diabetes Association Dear Mr. Tucker and Dr. Holvey: Glad to help. Now let's hope the readers will follow through. In 1973,1 suggested that my readers send for a booklet on hypertension. One reader wrote, "That column accomplished something I'd been trying to do for years-get my husband to have his blood pressure checked. Thanks to that col-umn, he finally went to a doctor. His blood pressure was so high, he was on the verge of a stroke. Vm sure you could save more lives if you ran it again, [signed] Gratejul Forever" So,

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