WE care about preventing diabetes, because we care about our families, friends, and our communities. The fight to prevent diabetes isn't about "Them" - those who have it. It is about "WE" - the people, the collective whole that makes up our current community and the future we hope to have.
We care about preventing diabetes because...
| WE know |
that diabetes is the 5th deadliest disease, and it is a Silent Killer. |
| WE see |
each new case of type 2 diabetes as being a "missed opportunity" to stop the progression of prediabetes when we had the chance. |
| WE are concerned |
that the number of diabetes cases has reached epidemic proportions and is propelled forward from the momentum generated by undiagnosed and uncontrolled prediabetes. |
| WE worry |
about our children's, grandchildren's, and great-grandchildren's futures. |
| WE hope |
that YOU, as a member of our community, will help shine a light on this issue and raise your voice. No longer shall diabetes be a Silent Killer. Our voices will be the weapon that spreads awareness, educates those around us, eliminates negative stigmas and stereotypes associated with diabetes, and empowers others to prevent diabetes. |
79 million people have prediabetes and most don't even know it. If not stopped, they will soon develop full-blown diabetes. We are committed to educating those at-risk and empowering them to make positive lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes.
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Shattering the Silence
My aunt Gloria, the center and strength of our family, was needlessly taken by diabetes - the Silent Killer. For years diabetes ruthlessly attacked her body, making an already petite woman increasingly fragile. We watched as her health deteriorated, but we didn't know the reason why. She suffered in silence. She experienced chest pains and extreme exhaustion but said nothing.
Only after an infected stubbed toe, did she reveal that she had diabetes. She went to the hospital to have it examined. My aunt Gloria never came home again. She had a heart attack in the hospital before her toe had been treated. Her cause of death may have been diabetes, but I'd say silence was death's accomplice.
M.B San Diego, CA