Friday, November 7, 2008

Diabetes Awareness Month

Today marks the first post of Diabetes Awareness Month, so here are a couple of recent news articles concerning diabetes and Americans. These two articles emphasize how important it is that we increase our awareness of the disease and its potential complications and that we work to develop effective ways to prevent or delay its onset and manage diabetes related complications.

The first article is a recent report indicating that the new diabetes rate has risen 90% in the past decade:




The second news article makes it apparent that although millions of Americans are at serious risk for developing diabetes, most don't view the disease as a serious threat to their health:


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