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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
It?s no coincidence that the month of November recognizes both National Native American Heritage and American Diabetes month.
Fact: American Indians (and Alaska Natives) have the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. ? a likelihood of 2.2 times higher that Native Americans will develop diabetes. In addition to those who are now diabetic (in some Native communities, one in two adults has diabetes), Indian Health Service officials say another 30 percent are pre-diabetic.
In 1997, Congress established a Special Diabetes Program for Indians with community-based programs that offer treatment and prevention support based on scientifically-proven Best Practices. ?We now know it is possible to reduce diabetes risk factors in native communities,? according to the American Diabetes Association?s (ADA) Awakening the Spirit program.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...al-finals-rodeo-plans-awareness-events-141176
Fact: American Indians (and Alaska Natives) have the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. ? a likelihood of 2.2 times higher that Native Americans will develop diabetes. In addition to those who are now diabetic (in some Native communities, one in two adults has diabetes), Indian Health Service officials say another 30 percent are pre-diabetic.
In 1997, Congress established a Special Diabetes Program for Indians with community-based programs that offer treatment and prevention support based on scientifically-proven Best Practices. ?We now know it is possible to reduce diabetes risk factors in native communities,? according to the American Diabetes Association?s (ADA) Awakening the Spirit program.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...al-finals-rodeo-plans-awareness-events-141176