RESEARCHING THE STASTICS FOR DIABETES

The diabetes epidemic in our country is on the rise. Already nearly 26 million Americans have this disease and 79 million more have diabetes. In fact if  we don't act now 1 in 3 Americans will develop diabetes by 2050. the cost of diabetes and it's complications including undiagnosed diabetes was estimated at $218 billion dollars in the year 2007. Every 17 seconds someone in our country is diagnosed with with silent killer. 120 undergo amputations, and 230 enter end-state kidney disease programs.

73% 0f the donations go to researching cures and advocacy services. This is a personal venture for me only because my niece and younger brother has this killer of mankind. They both have type 2 diabetes and have been struggling with this disease with regular exercise, a strict diet, and taking the medication that the doctor prescribes for the;on the horizon could see them living a health and happy life. Once I found out that most of my family has this silent killer, then lost most of my family to this disease decided to be an advocate for helping people become more aware of how not knowing about this silent killer can be detrimental to your health.

There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 Pre-diabetes which means that the blood glucose falls between normal and diabetic levels,and this means you can have this before developing type 2diabetes and heart problems. In short, the pancreas stops making insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when the pancreas produces some insulin, but is not used well. the definition for diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body uses food. It causes the blood glucose levels to be too high.

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by this disease. the association fulfills its mission by funding research and publishes its findings to the public and their families and also health care providers;so that we as a people can get tested early and live longer healthy lives. And in closing, my mission as Ms. Maryland and even after my reign will still work closely with the American Diabetes Association to help find a cure to help all Americans of all nationalities.