Diabetes: 24 Million Children and Adults in the United States Living with Diabetes

Diabetics are at increased risk for complications from influenza, including 2009 H1N1 Swine flu virus. There are important steps and everyday precautions that people with diabetes should take, in order to stay healthy this flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The American Diabetes Association, this November American Diabetes Month, says it is a time to communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of diabetes prevention and control. For years, the American Diabetes Association has used this month as an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease and its serious complications.

However, this year, the organization is taking a bolder, more audacious approach. With nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States living with diabetes, and an additional 57 million Americans at risk, simple awareness will no longer suffice. One out of every three children born today will face a future with diabetes if current trends continue. Diabetes is not merely a condition. It is an epidemic disease. Drastic action is needed, and a new hope is required.

So, this November join the American Diabetes Association in officially launching a national movement to Stop Diabetes – help us confront it, fight it, and most importantly, stop it.

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Key Messages for American Diabetes Month

· Starting with American Diabetes Month, the American Diabetes Association will encourage people across the country to take the pledge to Stop Diabetes.

· Stop Diabetes will be a movement. A movement is an idea that gains momentum one person at a time.

· Stopping Diabetes will take courage, hope, and commitment.

· It will also take action.

· Join the American Diabetes Association in November, and helps us launch the . . .

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