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November is American Diabetes Month®, a time for the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and the world to rally behind the fight to end diabetes. Nationwide, over 38 million people have diabetes and nearly 98 million have prediabetes. In the last 20 years, the number of Americans with diagnosed diabetes has more than doubled. For many, a diagnosis of diabetes brings shock and worry about costs, care and how life will change. The ADA is here with resources to meet people where they are, offering nutrition and diabetes education, mental health encouragement, and evidence-based recommendations

Today, the American Diabetes Association ® and 14 other leading voluntary health organizations and medical societies concerned with diabetes urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to consider the health risks people with diabetes are facing with COVID-19 as the agency develops guidance on special patient populations who may benefit from additional COVID-19 vaccine doses. Combined, these groups advocate on behalf of the 122 million Americans with diabetes and prediabetes. This week, it was announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CDC will be releasing

In Submission to White House Budget Office, the ADA Lays out Policy Vision for a More Equitable Future for Our Community The American Diabetes Association ® last week submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on the Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government . The submission lays out the ADA’s vision for a safe and healthy future for all Americans–including the 122 million living with diabetes and prediabetes. “The burden of these rising diabetes rates falls