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Health and Wellness

BCBSIL Connect Team
- Apr 27, 2015
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
What Do We Know Now About Autism?

Parents of children with autism face a unique set of challenges. Learn more about autism and what parents can do to help their children prosper.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jun 23, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Oh, sugar! Cut Back to Reduce Your Risk for Disease

Sugar is not one of the four food groups, although it often appears in each food group. And a lot of the sugar we consume isn’t in foods that we think of as sweets.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 11, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Know Your Numbers for Healthier Living

If you have high cholesterol, you probably know that it can increase your risk for heart disease. To help reduce your risk for heart disease and heart attack, you need to look at the big picture.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Nov 23, 2015
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Living With Diabetes? Not Sure What That Means for Your Health? Learn more about what it means

If you are one of the 21 million people who are living with diabetes, it can be intimidating to try and lead a normal life. Learn more about your disease to keep up with your health.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Dec 29, 2014
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Why are Minorities at Higher Risk for Diabetes?

Close to 30 million Americans have diabetes and that number is steadily growing. Why are some adults from ethnic minority groups more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than white adults, and how can communities and health care advocates work together...
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Teresa
- Feb 19, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Diabetes Risk Factors Part 2

Important things to know regarding risk factors and Diabetes. Learn about diabetes Risk Factors Part 2
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Teresa
- Feb 12, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Diabetes Risk Factors Part 1

A risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection. Learn more about them here.
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Teresa
- Feb 5, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Gestational diabetes

It is so important to work with your doctor or health care provider to keep your blood sugars in safe ranges, while pregnant.
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Teresa
- Jan 29, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Type 2 Diabetes

Some groups of people have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Learn more here
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Teresa
- Jan 22, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Type 1 Diabetes

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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Teresa
- Jan 13, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
What is Diabetes?

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 20, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Reaching Out Can Make You Feel Better

Loneliness hurts. People often feel isolated or wish they had more friends. That feeling of being alone happens to people of all ages, even if they are busy and around people often. Studies show relationships are key for mental and physical wellbeing...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 13, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Living with Hypertension

According to the Center for Disease Control about 1 of 3 U.S. adults or about 75 million (29%) people, have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 6, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Medical research should reflect our diversity

Health care today is often one-size-fits-all. But what if health care could be tailored just to you? That’s the purpose of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) All of Us Research Program—a historic effort to help...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 26, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Are you aware of your colon? Colorectal Cancer Awareness in March is a good time to get screened.

Many of us may not even think much about our colon or know what it does. But, it is an important part of our digestive tract and plays a big role in our well-being. Understand what your colon does and how it affects your health.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 26, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Colon Cancer Prevention and Resources

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective way to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer is by getting screened. Normally, screening for colorectal cancer begins at the age of 50.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 26, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Don't Take Chances with Colon Cancer - Schedule a Screening Now

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and is the third most common cancer overall. Screening...
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EquipoConnect
- Jan 2, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Learn About Different Levels of Care

Would you know what to do if a friend or family member needed help with a mental health or drug abuse issue? What kind of help would they need? Who could help? Not knowing what to do can be scary and not clear. But there are many things you can...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Sep 19, 2018
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
How do you recognize and help a teen with an eating disorder?

Teens see very skinny models on TV and touched-up pictures of celebrities online. These images are all around. And they may make teens question how they look. While it’s normal for teens to worry about their bodies, it may put the...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Aug 27, 2018
- Health and Wellness
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Members, Glucose Meters are Available to You

Living with diabetes can be a challenge. But maintaining close-to-normal levels of blood sugar has been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes-related problems. That’s why monitoring your blood sugar levels with a blood glucose meter is important...
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