American Diabetes Association Mission Statement

According to the CDC, 16% of WISEWOMAN clients have diabetes, and 14% have prediabetes. This high ratio of diabetic and prediabetes clients, provides an excellent opportunity for diabetes self-management and National DPP programs to partner with WISEWOMAN, to increase access to DSME and lifestyle change programs. This presentation will provide an overview about the WISEWOMAN program, share an update on WISEWOMAN and diabetes partnerships across the country, and suggest best practices for diabetes educators to use to leverage federal resources to pay for the National DPP.

Before getting into the takeaways from the book we need some definitions and to shed some perspective on how dire the diabetes problem is. So, what is diabetes? The short answer is it’s when your blood glucose or sugar is too high. How it works is when you eat food your body breaks it down into sugars that enter your bloodstream to be distributed throughout your body for energy, when this happens your pancreas releases a hormone called insulin to transport those sugars to the

Diabetes is a disease that 29.1 million people have to live with; so what is it? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose. Insulin is responsible for delivering the glucose from the bloodstream into muscles, fat, liver, and most cells to produce fuel for the body.

There are approximately 350 million individuals living with DM worldwide. In the United States, the rate of T2DM has increased in individuals of AA descent with the prevalence rate escalating in the past 30 years and has quadrupled. AAs above 20 years of age are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with DM than the Caucasians. They accounted for 10.8% of all individual with diabetes (CDC, 2015). A comparison of rates of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by ethnicity and race disclosed that in 2010 the AAs diagnosed for diabetes were 13.2% of 29.1 million Americans (ADA, 2014).

Well, the answer is pretty disappointing. It can damage your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. Also, it can complicate pregnancies for women and even lead to miscarriages. As mentioned above, diabetes can’t be cured but it can be managed, stabilized by proper

Diabetes was first and seventh leading cause of death based on the 69,071 death documentations that stated it. An official from the CDCP (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) even said food deserts have a huge part in cause these

The Lumbee do have their belief and personal opinion on diabetes. Therefore the representation of the disease may be different from that of the patient and the care providers by this, the practitioners are required to explore those beliefs

Show ADA Some Support! Purpose: I want to convince my audience to learn about the American Diabetes Association and to make healthy choices from the organization. Introduction: Today, I will talk to you about the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and what you can do to show your support.

A person would agree with The AMA goals because it would help make the future better as the improvements and research on medicine would improve the health of the people in the country and bring awareness to

With over 16% suffering with type two diabetes, Native Americans double the non-hispanic white average of 8.7% (“American Indian..”) suffering from the hated disease, due in part to their lifestyle choices. An average Native American’s

This process of collaboration can be difficult for non-indigenous CHNs, as they may not have a large awareness of the accepted interventions for diabetes mellitus

It is currently the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. The estimated cost of diabetes in 2007 in the U.S. was $17.4 billion. This includes the cost of policies such as Medicaid. Minority populations, such as Hispanic Americans, are at higher risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a major risk factor for this disease and with lifestyle changes it can be prevented, delayed, or reversed.

The immense amount of work I do daily just to function is invisible to most. No one sees the struggle but diabetes Is relentless and demands me to be attentive to it every hour of every day. Diabetes is certainly debilitating, demanding, and draining; however, I have still found positives in my disease. Type 1 Diabetes has given me tremendous strength, motivation to live healthy, a better perspective on life, and purpose to my future. After living 10 years with diabetes, I have learned plenty about how my body does (and unfortunately doesn’t) work and how to keep myself as healthy as possible.

My older sister, Maggie, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of eight, but I remained uneducated. I worried about Maggie, but I wasn’t sure why? Then, two years ago I when I was diagnosed, I got crash course! Up until freshman year, I still asked my mom which type of Diabetes Maggie had-- 1 or 2. There is nothing more frustrating then being asked that question when you’re a Type 1 Diabetic.

With all the healthcare ideas and opportunities, Duval County can then hopefully reduce morbidity and mortality deaths from diabetes in the following