This is the first in our series titled "Chronic Monday," which will highlight pertinent issues in the chronic disease community.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, learning that you are about to develop diabetes isn't enough to trigger the behavior changes necessary to stave off the disease. Compounding the challenge for prevention advocates is this statistic: approximately one of every three adults in America are prediabetic, but less than 10 percent of them are aware of it. As many of us already know, diabetes is one serious disease with life threatening implications. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 65% of people with diabetes will die from heart disease or stroke. (more...)
