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New interactive online experience with personalized solutions for preventing and managing diabetes-related foot complications available today! Every four minutes , an American loses a limb due to diabetes—a complication that could be preventable when given the right tools. As part of its commitment to provide access to the necessary education and resources to combat diabetes-related health complications that can lead to amputations, the American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) recently launched the Foot Care & Amputation section of Living with Diabetes . “We’re excited to partner with Dr. Comfort

Today, the American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) and the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) proudly announce the opening of the diabetes fund, expanding PAF’s Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR) to serve people living with diabetes. The launch of this fund, made possible by the support of the ADA , provides financial assistance to people living with diabetes who meet the eligibility requirements to pay for co-pays, deductibles and co-insurance for doctors visits, medications, and testing related to the treatment and management of diabetes, and for medical insurance premiums. “The ADA has a long history

Today, the American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) released its much-anticipated annual Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Standards of Care) . Based upon the latest scientific diabetes research and clinical trials, Standards of Care is the gold-standard for professionals in the medical field and includes vital new and updated practice guidelines to care for people with diabetes and prediabetes. "We recognize that health care providers around the world look to our Standards of Care for the latest in how new research can impact care and are excited to provide this valuable resource," said Dr

Gary Dougherty, Director of State Government Affairs for the American Diabetes Association issued the following statement: The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session of the state legislature on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to expand BadgerCare. The outcome of that session will have a tremendous impact on more than 90,000 lives of Wisconsinites who would become eligible for affordable health care coverage. Access to adequate and affordable health coverage is critically important for the more than 2.1 million Wisconsin residents living with or at risk

Building on three years of success, today the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced a new partnership with Yumlish, a virtual service platform, as part of the ADA’s work on the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP). Yumlish empowers people with chronic conditions to take charge of their health through culturally competent health strategies and uses text-based support and gamification to create engagement. More than 88 million Americans have prediabetes , and 85% don’t know they have it. The National DPP, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a

Long-time Eureka resident Brad Albee began 2020 looking for a way to commemorate his 50th year of thriving with diabetes since his early childhood diagnosis with type 1 diabetes in 1970. It was then that he selected the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Wine Country Tour de Cure to celebrate this incredible accomplishment. Brad knew he wanted to celebrate his Silver ‘Diaversary’ (i.e., anniversary of being diagnosed with diabetes) on a bike, specifically on a recumbent bike, which is Brad’s preferred way of getting the outdoors exercise he seeks as a vital component of his regimen to stay

La American Heart Association y la American Diabetes Association amplían la colaboración de la iniciativa Know Diabetes by Heart™ con la campaña en español Una nueva campaña educativa de la American Heart Association y la American Diabetes Association busca aumentar el conocimiento y la acción entre las personas con diabetes tipo 2 cuyo idioma principal es el español con el fin de enfatizar el vínculo entre la diabetes de tipo 2 y las enfermedades cardíacas y los derrames cerebrales. El anuncio se realiza durante el mes de la Herencia Hispana (del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre). La campaña

People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) may significantly lower their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and microvascular disease by delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by six years or more, or by returning to a normal level of glucose tolerance altogether, according to the study, “Early Progression to Diabetes or Regression to Normal Glucose Tolerance Among People with Impaired Glucose Tolerance Affects Long-Term Outcomes: Thirty-Year Follow-Up of Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Study,” presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s® (ADA’s) 79th Scientific Sessions® at

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) will present the 2019 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement, the ADA’s highest honor, to Stephen O’Rahilly, MD. The Banting Medal recognizes significant, long-term contributions to the understanding, treatment or prevention of diabetes. Dr. O’Rahilly will be recognized with this honor during the ADA’s 79th Scientific Sessions, June 7-11, 2019, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, and will deliver his Banting Medal Lecture, titled “ Treasure Your Exceptions—Studying Human Extreme Phenotypes to Illuminate Metabolic Health and Disease ,”

Head-to-head comparison of glucose-lowering medications helps inform individualized treatment strategies Today, investigators sponsored by the National Institutes of Health announced findings from the largest and longest study comparing the effectiveness of common medications to treat type 2 diabetes. Results of the GRADE study were presented at the virtual 81st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Controlling blood glucose levels over time is a major challenge for people with type 2 diabetes, a condition that disproportionally impacts Black and Hispanic people, who