National Diabetes Awareness Month

11/10/2020

Diabetes impact goes far beyond those diagnosed. It affects everyone-family, friends and loved ones. In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, we share statistics and resources to help those affected.

Diabetes by the numbers

• 34.2 million US adults have diabetes, and 1 in 5 don't know they have it.
• Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
• Diabetes is the No. 1 cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness.
• In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled.

Resources

• This year the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is focused on helping take care of youth who have diabetes. Click here to learn more.
• If you're at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, there's no better time to turn things around.
  • Understanding your risk with American Diabetes Association
  • Learn, laugh, share stories, try new things, and build new habits with Lifestyle Change Program
• diaTribe Change, a platform for advocacy and action, is committed to changing the course of diabetes.
• Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists offers Spanish language resources. 

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