Diabetes Awareness
Find out if you are at risk for diabetes, a leading cause of heart disease, stroke, and disability. Click here to take a simple test. November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
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November 12, 2009
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MAKING SENSE OF DIABETES THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER: Ten people with diabetes from across the U.S. and as far as South America were recently honored for their moving portrayal of how this chronic condition impacts their everyday life through the MAKING SENSE OF DIABETES online video contest. And the contest comes at a critical time, approximately 23.6 million Americans have diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type, accounting for more than 90% of all diabetes cases in the developed world. A compilation of the winning videos are now available at MakingSenseofDiabetes.org with the goal of providing real-life perspectives about what it’s like to live with the condition, especially throughout November when it’s Diabetes Awareness Month. The contest was sponsored by the Diabetes Hands Foundation, a pioneering advocacy organization in social media, and made possible through support provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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