Step Out for Diabetes

Even though diabetes has been around for ages see History of Diabetes, it is a growing epidemic in the United States. Diabetes impacts every demographic in the Unites States according to a googobits.com article: What You Need to Know About Diabetes Drug Treatments by Robbi Erickson. According to the World Health Organization, a few decades ago diabetes was an uncommon disease. Today it is estimated that 143 million people worldwide are affected by this disease. In the United States there are 18.2 million people living with diabetes. Learn more from the Ezine article: What You Need To Know About Diabetes by Kazeem Adefemi.

So what does this diabetes information have to do with ADA's Step Out? Step Out is the American Diabetes Association's signature fundraising walk. The American Diabetes Association receives strong support from the business community including individuals and corporate sponsorship for this event. The Step Out event raises over $20 million to find a cure for diabetes which helps support ADA's mission. Visit the American Diabetes Association FAQ Web page to learn more about Step Out. My goal here is to provide information about diabetes and/or Step Out events which you may or may not be aware of or know about. Here you can learn more about diabetes or you can find out ways that you can support diabetes, Step Out or other events.