Advocate

While there is still no cure for diabetes, there is good news: the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes is not inevitable. An aggressive state and national agenda focusing on both clinical preventive services (early detection, improved delivery of care and proper self-management measures) coupled with community preventive services (education initiatives, public health programs and policies) are needed to tackle this growing epidemic.

This approach may help prevent the complications of diabetes as well as prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Twin Epidemics: Obesity and Diabetes

Being overweight is one of the leading modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes. This is cause for concern since the rate of obesity among adults in the United States has doubled since 1980. According to the latest estimates, 64% of Americans are considered overweight or obese. The rate of obesity among our children has tripled since 1980.

Currently 16% of children ages 6 to 19 years, a total of 9 million youths, are overweight. Along with obesity, other risk factors for type 2 diabetes include lack of physical activity and an unhealthy weight.

Help Stop the Diabetes Epidemic

If current trends continue, one in every three American adults will have diabetes by 2050.

Help us stop diabetes by signing our petition urging your Members of Congress to support critical research and prevention programs today.

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