Diabetics Unknown (Public Affairs Committee, Inc., 1962)
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Channel: National Library of Medicine · 2017 · Science & Technology
This film, using the documentary technique, is coupled with a seven-minute discussion about identifying and living with diabetes, featuring national experts on the disease. Several individuals of varying ages and backgrounds who have diabetes discuss their symptoms, discovery of, and life with the chronic illness. The film stresses how many people have diabetes but don't realize it--the "diabetics unknown." It urges an annual physical checkup for everyone, particularly persons in the highest risk categories and those who show possible symptoms. Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8800470A Learn more about the National Library of Medicine's historical audiovisuals program at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
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