The CDC says 13-percent of the U-S adult population has some form of diabetes. Understanding the disease and how to control it is important. With this month being Diabetes Awareness Month, we talked with Michelle White, a diabetes educator at Lawton Community Health...
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Worldwide, it causes more than 7 million deaths every year. Despite knowing the impact it can have on your body, quitting is hard, especially during a pandemic. Sandy Foster, the director of...
Metabolic syndrome from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. The possible complications from diabetes are many and severe: blindness, amputations, kidney damage and more. Diabetes is also implicated in a set of factors which can damage the heart. It’s called metabolic...
Work stress from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Jobs and careers are an important part of most people’s lives. Along with providing a source of income, jobs help us fulfill our personal goals, build our networks and serve our communities, however, jobs can also be a...
Stress from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Stress can be harmful not only mentally, but physically as well. It can be especially bad for your heart. It doesn’t matter who you are, stress is a simple fact of life. It’s nearly impossible to avoid it.
