According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), over 25 million people are living with type 2 diabetes in the United States, and 7 million aren’t even aware they have the condition. What’s more, 79 million people have prediabetes, a condition that can include several symptoms of diabetes.1
Do you know if you’re at risk for type 2 diabetes? Today is American Diabetes Association Alert Day, and it’s all about learning and recognizing risk factors. Take the ADA’s online diabetes risk test to learn if you’re at high risk – it’s fast, free and easy. The ADA’s official fact sheet is also full of useful information about diabetes and today’s activities, including Step Out walks and Alert Day Center education events. Visit the ADA’s website to find an event in your area.
Living with type 2 diabetes can involve many lifestyle changes, so if you’ve been diagnosed, are living with prediabetes or are at high risk, visit the PatientsLikeMe type 2 diabetes community to check in with your fellow patients and learn how they manage their condition. You can post questions in the forum and get answers from others living with diabetes, check treatment reports to see what people are taking to manage it, and track your own symptoms to get a better understanding of your own health.
1http://main.diabetes.org/dorg/alert-day/alert-day-2014-fact-sheet.pdf
Even though this blog is few years old, thank you for continuing to bring awareness to Diabetes with Diabetes Association Alert Day. World Diabetes Day just passed and we were able to bring our support with Saladmaster. Saladmaster recently become a national sponsor of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). As a new national sponsor of the ADA’s Together We Can Stop Diabetes, Saladmaster is supporting the ADA’s efforts to educate the public about the devastating impact of diabetes, removing the myths, and to encourage individuals, communities, corporations, and healthcare providers to take action in the fight to stop diabetes!