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Weekly Wellness Tip

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

A great time to evaluate if you are at risk for diabetes

Prevalence: In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes

Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes.
Undiagnosed: Of the 30.3 million adults with diabetes, 23.1 million were diagnosed, and 7.2 million were undiagnosed.
Prevalence in Seniors: The percentage of Americans age 65 and older remains high, at 25.2%, or 12.0 million seniors (diagnosed and undiagnosed)
New Cases: 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year
Prediabetes: In 2015, 84.1 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes
Deaths: Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in 2015, with 79,535 death certificates listing it as the underlying cause of death, and a total of 252,806 death certificates listing diabetes as an underlying or contributing cause of death.

~ American Diabetes Association: https://www.diabetes.org

Have a wonderful weekend!

- The Wellness Committee

Wellness Committee Members

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