National Diabetes Awareness Month -- November 1996
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. In the United
States, approximately half of the estimated 16 million persons with
diabetes are believed to be aware of their condition. This month,
efforts will emphasize preventing severe long-term complications of
diabetes (i.e., blindness, amputations, heart disease, renal
disease, and premature death).
Each year, approximately 625,000 new cases of diabetes are
diagnosed (1). Some persons without diabetes can reduce their risk
for developing the disease or delay its onset through appropriate
levels of physical activity (2). Persons initiating new exercise
regimens should do so gradually after seeking guidance from their
health-care provider.
Additional information about diabetes is available from
diabetes-control programs in state and territorial health
departments and from the Diabetes Home Page on the CDC Home Page on
the World Wide Web (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ddt/ddthome.htm).
References
The National Diabetes Data Group, National Institutes of Health.
Diabetes in America. 2nd ed. Bethesda, Maryland: US Department
of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National
Institutes of Health, 1995; DHHS publication no. (NIH)95-1468.
US Department of Health and Human Services. Physical activity
and health: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: US
Department
of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, CDC,
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
1996.
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