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Groups Launch the Eye Pledge to Raise Awareness and Address Inequity in Diabetes-Related Eye Disease The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA), a sponsor of the 2023 Magic City Classic (MCC), and Genentech, anchor partner of the ADA’s Health Equity Now ® program, launched the Eye Pledge to Fight Diabetes . This program encourages people with diabetes and their loved ones to get an annual eye exam, which have been shown to help reduce the risk of diabetes-related vision loss. Diabetes-related eye disease affects around 8 million Americans and is the leading cause of vision loss for people aged

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is raising concerns that a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meals proposed rule could weaken nutrition standards and undercut the fight against diabetes. Meals served by the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program today must follow meal patterns that ensure sound, balanced nutrition, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. However, USDA is proposing changes to those meal patterns, requiring lower amounts of red or orange vegetables in school lunches and less fruit when schools operate innovative Breakfast in the

Multi-year campaign will raise awareness of the critical role eye exams can play in early detection and prevention of diabetes-related eye disease The American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announced a new collaboration with VSP® Vision Care , a VSP Global ® company which serves nearly 90 million members as the largest and only national not-for-profit vision benefits provider, to focus on an often overlooked but costly and devastating complication of diabetes: eye disease. This initiative will focus on the crucial role annual comprehensive eye exams play in the early detection, intervention

Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) announced that applications are now being accepted to provide new grants for research into the impact of health disparities on the diabetes community in order to address these health inequities. With over $1 million in total grant awards, the ADA is broadening its reach into the health disparities space to accomplish the goal of identifying and ending systemic health inequities in our communities and the impact disproportionately high rates of diabetes are having on these communities. “As scientists and medical professionals begin to digest

Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and the Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., announced a new partnership as part of the ADA’s Health Equity Now (HEN) platform to address health disparities for people with diabetes in Chicago’s underserved Black communities. Made possible with a three-year, $2 million grant from the Baxter International Foundation, the community-based program will focus on nutrition and technology as key drivers in removing barriers to diabetes care and promoting diabetes prevention. “Health inequity is real, and

Today, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging them to take immediate steps to update their guidance on the risk people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) face with COVID-19 and acknowledge that people with both T1D and type 2 diabetes (T2D) should be prioritized equally in the rollout of the vaccine. This change is particularly important because more recent clinical evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 severity is more than tripled in individuals with T1D and time-sensitive, as states are now operationalizing vaccine rollouts

Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and The Leapfrog Group announced the first hospitals to receive national designation as Recognized Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes. The designation reflects a strong commitment to the safety and well-being of hospitalized people living with diabetes. An estimated 30% of hospitalized people are living with diabetes , and more than 200,000 hospitalized people die every year from preventable safety problems. “These hospitals are leading the nation in dedication to people with diabetes. Safe, effective, patient-centered care from

La Asociación Americana de la Diabetes ® (ADA), organización de diabetes líder en el mundo, presentó hoy el tema a desarrollar en noviembre durante el Mes de la Diabetes en los Estados Unidos para mostrar cómo la Diabetes de Hoy Golpea Diferente . A lo largo del mes, la ADA expondrá las distintas formas en las que la diabetes afecta la vida de las personas mediante la narración de historias y destacará los avances en tecnología y tratamientos para la diabetes. Muchas personas que viven con prediabetes o diabetes experimentan un shock inicial después de su diagnóstico ya que se preocupan por