Why Should You Care About Diabetes?

Because…

• Nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States are living with diabetes.
• You could be one of the almost 6 million Americans who have it…and don’t even know it.
• Another American is diagnosed every 20 seconds…and that could be you or someone you love.
• Diabetes leads to heart attack, high blood pressure, kidney disease, blindness and amputation.
• Your kids or grandchildren could be the one-out-of-three born since 2000 who will develop diabetes.
• DIABETES IS DEADLY.
• The more you know the healthier you’ll be
  
  November is American Diabetes Month…learn more at www.diabetes.org
  
  Source: American Diabetes Association