Informative Speech on DIabetes
Formal Outline for Informative Speech
Speech Title: Type 2 Diabetes
Topic: How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the two ways to prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
Central Idea: In order to prevent Type 2 Diabetes one must stay fit and stay active.
Introduction: 24 million. More than 24 million Americans in the United States alone have Diabetes. Of those, about 6 million don 't even know it. According to the Diabetes Division of the CDC (Center of Disease Control), there are over 285 million people diagnosed with diabetes worldwide. But, what is Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body can 't consume the sugar formed from digestion. Our body forms an over abundance of Insulin, a chemical used to break down this sugar and store it. However, Type 2 Diabetes causes the body 's cells to reject insulin which causes excessive blood sugar levels and eventually kidney failure. It 's possible that many of you may already have someone in your family whom was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. If so, you may already know how much suffering it may cause. I 've seen this in both my grandma and my father. Not to mention all of the diabetic patients that I transport on a daily basis as an EMT. But, ask yourselves this, what are you doing to prevent it for yourself?
Body:
I. The first step to preventing Type 2 Diabetes is staying fit.
A. This includes controlling your weight. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, "being overweight increases the chances of developing Type 2 diabetes seven fold." Losing only 7 to 10 percent of your current weight can cut those chances in half.
1. Well how do I control my weight, you ask? How about fixing up your diet? Maybe instead of choosing the Italian bread at Subway, which is high in refined carbohydrates, which puts strain on your digestive organs, you choose the whole grain bread which is proven to decreases your chances of developing Type 2
Speech Title: Type 2 Diabetes
Topic: How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the two ways to prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
Central Idea: In order to prevent Type 2 Diabetes one must stay fit and stay active.
Introduction: 24 million. More than 24 million Americans in the United States alone have Diabetes. Of those, about 6 million don 't even know it. According to the Diabetes Division of the CDC (Center of Disease Control), there are over 285 million people diagnosed with diabetes worldwide. But, what is Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body can 't consume the sugar formed from digestion. Our body forms an over abundance of Insulin, a chemical used to break down this sugar and store it. However, Type 2 Diabetes causes the body 's cells to reject insulin which causes excessive blood sugar levels and eventually kidney failure. It 's possible that many of you may already have someone in your family whom was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. If so, you may already know how much suffering it may cause. I 've seen this in both my grandma and my father. Not to mention all of the diabetic patients that I transport on a daily basis as an EMT. But, ask yourselves this, what are you doing to prevent it for yourself?
Body:
I. The first step to preventing Type 2 Diabetes is staying fit.
A. This includes controlling your weight. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, "being overweight increases the chances of developing Type 2 diabetes seven fold." Losing only 7 to 10 percent of your current weight can cut those chances in half.
1. Well how do I control my weight, you ask? How about fixing up your diet? Maybe instead of choosing the Italian bread at Subway, which is high in refined carbohydrates, which puts strain on your digestive organs, you choose the whole grain bread which is proven to decreases your chances of developing Type 2
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