More diabetes information for you...
From the American Diabetes Association
Diabetes
disproportionately affects older adults.
Approximately
25% of Americans over the age of 60 years have diabetes, and aging of the U.S.
population is widely acknowledged as one of the drivers of the diabetes
epidemic.
Although
the burden of diabetes is often described in terms of its impact on
working-aged adults, the disease also affects longevity, functional status, and
risk of institutionalization for older patients.
Download Living
Healthy with Diabetes: A Guide for Adults 55 and Up to learn
more.
Older Adult Outreach Program
To
address this need, the American Diabetes Association is developing an older
adult outreach program.
Our Senior
Signature Series is a new activity targeting older adults across the
nation. Our goals are to address the needs of this group of constituents and
increase the level of awareness about the high prevalence of diabetes and
prediabetes among our seniors.
The
Senior Signature Series educates older adults and the general community about:
·
how to reduce the
burden of living with diabetes
·
steps to reduce their
risk for diabetes and its complications
·
the work of the
American Diabetes Association
·
ways people can
Share-Act-Learn-Give to help Stop Diabetes.
Each
Senior Signature Series event is a half-day educational event inviting
individuals age 65 years and older to learn more about diabetes.
Learn more here
Until next time...
MUAH!
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