ADA Acts to Dispel Diabetes Myths

By Deborah Mitchell for EmaxHealth.com

How much do you know about diabetes? Many Americans do not know much about this disease that strikes someone every 20 seconds in the United States. That is one reason why the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has launched its “Stop Diabetes” campaign as part of American Diabetes Month.

According to the results of a survey conducted by the American Diabetes Association, Americans have many misconceptions and believe many myths about diabetes. A lack of understanding of the critical nature of the disease, its complications, and increased risks, which include blindness, nerve damage, kidney failure, foot complications, skin infections, heart disease, stroke, gastroparesis, and high blood pressure, mean millions of people are unnecessarily placing themselves and their loved ones in harm’s way.

In a news release issued by the American Diabetes Association, Sue McLaughlin, RD, CDE, President, Health Care & Education of the ADA, noted that “Unfortunately, numerous myths about diabetes exist, making it difficult for people to believe the science-based facts.” She went on to say that the new “Stop Diabetes” campaign “aims to put a halt to this lack of awareness and misinformation so we can change the direction of diabetes prevalence in this country.”

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