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Need help getting started on your exercise routine? Health Plus can help!

Learn how prevention can become part of your overall healthy lifestyle today.

Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot properly use or store glucose (sugar). Sugar provides the energy for the body's cells. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps sugar get into the body's cells. In diabetes, either the body does not make enough insulin, or the insulin that is made cannot be used as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in the blood. How do you know you are at risk?

The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't about short-term changes. It's about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you eat with the number of calories your body uses. Staying in control of your weight contributes to good health now and in the future. Watch the video below to learn ways to maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime.

A health care provider is your partner for a variety of needs including prevention, routine care and acute care. Your provider may be a physician (family practitioner, internist, or pediatrician), nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

Body Mass Index or BMI is a number calculated from a person’s body weight and height.

View best practices, what routine examinations are needed, and what services are offered to assist you with cancer prevention.

What is cholesterol? It is a waxy, fat-like substance that naturally exists in the cells of the body. There are two main types of cholesterol: "good" or HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) and "bad" or LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein). Having abnormal levels of cholesterol can put you at a higher risk for heart disease, a heart attack, or a stroke.

Management of blood pressure is vital to living a healthy lifestyle. Learn how Health Plus can help.

Have your body fat percentage checked at Health Plus. Maintaining a healthy body fat percentage has many benefits.