Diabetes Education and Support: Everyone Has a Role. What’s Yours?
If you have diabetes—or care for someone living with this disease—you know that diabetes education and support are important to help with people diabetes stay healthy.
More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, and it is estimated that one in every four people with diabetes does not even know they have the disease. If left undiagnosed or untreated, diabetes can lead to serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke.
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and [insert name of organization] want you to know that diabetes education is needed throughout a person’s lifetime, not just at diagnosis. Having a network of support can also help a person with diabetes better cope with the day-to-day demands of living with diabetes.
Whether you are a person living with diabetes, a family member, caregiver, health care professional, or a part of the…
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