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  1. Please sign the Petition to Increase Diabetes Awareness In Schools http://bit.ly/2GIHK3 #wdkf #t4dc
  2. Please sign the Petition to declare "World Diabetic KID'Z Day" an Annual Event. http://bit.ly/nh6nN #diabetickidzday #wdkf #t4dc
  3. "New study shows using Meridia as a weight loss medication may increase cardiovascular risk" http://bit.ly/6cJEpG
  4. Diabetes and Senior Citizens http://bit.ly/7Wxv2F FACTS you must know!!
  5. RT @barbaraday: RT @MomsL8: RT @alwaystryin: Two-thirds of people with diabetes die from a heart attack or stroke. Thanks for the RT!
  6. @MomsL8 As always, thank you for your part in awareness! #t4dc
  7. @Eatingsoulfully Thank you for the RT!
  8. over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed.
  9. every minute, 3 people are diagnosed with diabetes.
  10. The risk for lower extremity amputation is 15 to 40 times higher among persons with diabetes than among persons without diabetes.
  11. Congestive heart failure occurs in 8% of Americans with diabetes; heart attacks occur in almost 10%; coronary artery disease occurs in 9%.
  12. Two-thirds of people with diabetes die from a heart attack or stroke.
  13. 40% of people with diabetes suffer some degree of hearing impairment.
  14. 5.5 million people in the US have diabetic retinopathy.
  15. Diabetes is a leading cause of adult blindness, lower-limb amputation, kidney disease and nerve damage.
  16. Studies have shown that only 35-40% of decedents with diabetes have diabetes noted anywhere on their death certificate.
  17. Diabetes is the only major disease besides Alzheimer's with a death rate that continues to rise.
  18. Press Release announcing the start of the "Global Diabetic Awareness Community's" http://bit.ly/1o4jkK
  19. "H1N1 poses threat to diabetics" http://bit.ly/4FhiGA
  20. "Quinn establishes state public health advocate" http://bit.ly/8dGEI2