Happy National American Diabetes Association® Alert Day®! This day is observed annually on the fourth Tuesday of March.
This one-day “wake-up call” informs the American public about the seriousness of diabetes and encourages all to take the diabetes risk test and learn about your family’s history of diabetes.
Diabetes Facts:
- • Diabetes impacts approximately 34.2 million Americans. That’s about 10.5 percent of the U.S. population.
- • Of those living with diabetes, 7.3 million – 1 in 7 adults – don’t know they have it.
- • The risk of developing diabetes increases with age. But there are other factors, too. Ethnic background may increase your risk.
- • An additional 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year.
There are two types of diabetes. While Type 1 diabetes is not as preventable, it can be managed well with insulin injections.
Managing Type 1 diabetes might also require frequent blood sugar monitoring, eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Education is key to learning how to manage symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. However, type 2 is much more preventable, and some actions can be taken.
Education is key to learning how to manage symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. However, type 2 is much more preventable, and some actions can be taken.
Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes:
- • Eliminate sugar and refined carbs
- • Work out regularly and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle
- • Make water the primary beverage
- • Maintain a healthy weight
- • Quit smoking
- • Eat a high fiber diet
- • Optimize Vitamin D levels
- • Take natural herbs, such as curcumin and berberine, that increase insulin sensitivity
Type 2 diabetes is not preventable for everyone. However, making healthy choices provides the best chance of not getting it.
In the United States, nine out of every ten cases of diabetes can be avoided if the above lifestyle changes are implemented.
With that said, families, schools, workplaces, communities, and healthcare providers can all work together to make healthy choices easy ones.
With that said, families, schools, workplaces, communities, and healthcare providers can all work together to make healthy choices easy ones.
The observance encourages you to discover if you or loved ones are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Consider taking this fast and easy Diabetes Risk Test by visiting the website below:
HOW TO OBSERVE
Learn your risk factors. Speak with your doctor and have your blood sugars tested.
Families, National Day Calendar® has included a downloadable nutrition color page you can print off to use at home when teaching your children about diabetes or nutrition in general.
Families, National Day Calendar® has included a downloadable nutrition color page you can print off to use at home when teaching your children about diabetes or nutrition in general.
Use #AmericanDiabetesAssociationAlertDay to post on social media to share the news about the opportunities all have to check and manage their health risks.
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HISTORY
In 1986, the American Diabetes Association® created National Diabetes Association® Alert Day® as part of its awareness programs. It has been a part of their growing diabetes education and prevention efforts in the United States ever since.
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