November 2018 Social Media Topic: National Diabetes Awareness Month

November Social Media Topic: Diabetes Awareness

1. November is National #DiabetesAwareness Month.
2. 567,000 Kentuckians  (15.3%) are living with diabetes. Nationally, over 30 million (9.4%) have diabetes. Nearly 25% of cases are undiagnosed. #diabetesawareness
3. In 2017, diagnosed diabetes cost an estimated $327 billion nationwide in medical costs and reduced workplace productivity. #diabetesawareness
4. Average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes. #diabetesawareness
5. In 2015, diabetes was the 7^th leading cause of death in the United States. #diabetesawareness
6. Over 1.1 million Kentuckians (35.5% of adult population) have prediabetes. 90% are unaware they have it, greatly increasing health risks. #diabetesawareness
7. Programs like the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program reduce the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes by 58%! #diabetesawareness
8. Modest weight loss and regular, moderate physical activity can delay or even prevent type 2 diabetes among adults at risk. #diabetesawareness
9. The YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program helps people at high risk for type 2 diabetes reduce their risk by making simple, sustainable lifestyle changes. #diabetesawareness

Additional Resources and Information

• Download additional Diabetes Awareness videos and images to use in posts and share.
• YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program: https://www.ymcalouisville.org/healthy-living/health-well-being-fitness/ymca-diabetes-prevention-program.html 
• American Diabetes Association National Statistics: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/
• American Diabetes Association Kentucky Statistics: http://main.diabetes.org/dorg/assets/pdfs/advocacy/state-fact-sheets/Kentucky2018.pdf
• For more information about the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, please contact Krista Fanelli at [e-mail].