PSA - CDC Diabetes Prevention Program

FACTS ABOUT DIABETES

• 34.2 million of US adults have it which is about 10.5% of the US population— 1 out of 5 persons don’t even know they have it.

• Its the seventeenth leading cause of death in the United states

• It is the number 1 cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputations, and adult blindness.

• In the last 20 years the number of adults diagnosed with Diabetes have doubled

Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Prevented?

The CDC lifestyle change program “Prevent T2” is a National Diabetes Prevention Program, that is helping many with Diabetes live a healthier life, by changing their eating habits, adding some type of physical exercise or movement into their lives, the class offers motivation support to be the best healthy version of yourself.

It’s not about who lives the longest But who lives well.

Logon on Today: To Find a program Near You

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention

800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636),