Diabetes Informative Speech Essay

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We usually never see it coming but it exists and its out there: we're talking about diabetes! Yes, the condition most people develop without a clear explanation yet.. And yes, it's kind of a big deal and a terrifying though that people can sometimes get to an extreme condition were they even have to amputate body parts sometimes, scary for sure!

If you don't want your doctor to tell you one day:“Sorry, We'll have to amputate your leg: Today!”

You need to eradicate Diabetes from your system!

Sorry if this scared you, but that's the goal here, no one should go through something like that. Try not to cry with the thought: "I can’t live the rest of his life in a wheelchair.” And then, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

The numbers are scary too: one of
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Our bodies cannot deal with the intense pressure in the blood vessels in the limbs which can lead to practically a cut off of the circulation to your body parts like the arms, legs, hands, etc..

Why are we telling you this? Easy: we don’t want anyone to go through the same horrifying experience some people with diabetes have.

After doing our homework and spending our time with the research necessary to fully understand this disease, we’ve uncovered some eye-opening, shocking and even some surprising facts.

After all this said and done, we've understood that there's a much larger problem that we sometimes tend to overlook. That is: a lot of people let the statistics go in one ear, and out the other and act like it's nothing when they're diagnosed with diabetes. What they don't see as important and doesn't strike at first them is that every single person represented in those statistics is someone like you and me. A father, someone's mother, sister, brother, a loving son or beloved daughter. Grandparents. Friends. Neighbors. Coworkers. Loved ones. You. Me. Everyone Counts!

Someone recently diagnosed doesn’t think it's possible for them to become part of the statistic. But that’s what this horrible disease does to

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