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Showing posts with label november diabetes month national american illness sick health healthy lifestyle. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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