via BlackDoctor: According to the American Diabetes Association, over 30 million children and adults in the United States are affected with Diabetes, 84 million have pre-diabetes, and one in four adults are not even aware that they have diabetes. Today is Diabetes Alert Day, observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in March, bringing awareness to the […]
According to the American Diabetes Association, 1.7 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in U.S. adults during 2012. Even if you aren’t one of the millions of people who are diagnosed with diabetes each year, you’re probably aware that there are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational. But how […]
Before her 12-year-old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago, Michelle Moriarty knew very little about the blood sugar disease other than that there was more than one type of diabetes and one kind of diabetes required shots. While her daughter was in the hospital recovering from a life-threatening condition called diabetic […]
November is American Diabetes Month®, and as part of this year’s programming, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will spotlight the advocates, community leaders, medical professionals, and celebrities who in some way have helped further the mission to stop diabetes. As an American Diabetes Association Spokesperson, David Mann lends his support in the nationwide effort to […]
