Diabetes is a chronic health condition where the body has difficulty regulating blood sugar levels. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Symptoms of diabetes include frequent urination, excessive thirst, hunger, fatigue, and blurry vision, and it requires medical attention to manage blood sugar levels and prevent complications.
Patients are the experts in their condition and advocacy groups provide a platform for patient voices. Working directly with these communities is the key to pushing research forward in an inclusive way.
Diabetes currently affects nearly 37 million Americans, and 96 million are prediabetic, according to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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National Health Education Week (NHEW) was created by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and has been co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The patient empowerment and advocacy necessary for the best health care outcomes has reached a field previously considered limited to healthcare professionals and experts: clinical research.
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On this American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day® we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge those who live with diabetes.
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It is estimated that 850 million people in the world suffer from kidney disease and this is responsible for at least 2.4 million deaths a year.
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Let’s start off strong with Diabetes Research Connection. If you haven’t heard of them, then start taking notes because their model is going to change how research is done.
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