According to the American Diabetes Association, there are two forms of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes, is primarily diagnosed in children and young adults whose bodies do not produce insulin which is needed to turn sugar and starches into energy. Of all the diabetes cases, only 5-10 percent of individuals with diabetes suffer from type 1.
Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, can be prevented or delayed by living a healthy lifestyle through a steady diet and plenty of exercise. Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when an individual either does not produce enough insulin or the body’s cells ignore the insulin.
With nearly 24 million Americans living with diabetes and another 57 million at risk, the American Diabetes Association launched Stop Diabetes in November of 2009, a national movement to fight the growing diabetes concern. Since the movement began, over three million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in America and it is expected that one in every three people will have diabetes by 2050 if we do not stop the trend now.
The prevention of diabetes will not only enhance an individual’s life, but prolong it. One of the most daunting statistics associated with diabetes is the climbing death rate associated with the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. In fact, diabetes kills more people each year than cancer and AIDS combined.
The Stop Diabetes movement implements four steps that include sharing your vision to stop diabetes, action to stop diabetes by spreading awareness, learning more about diabetes and its prevention and giving time and donations to the effort to stop diabetes. If you would like more information please visit
www.stopdiabetes.com, email
