Millions of people across the country are living with diabetes. We need help from across the country now! Diabetes is slowly, but surely becoming an epidemic in this country.

The fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. is diabetes; diabetes claims more than 180,000 lives each year. It is estimated that 16 million Americans are currently living with the disease, with two million afflicted by type 1 or juvenile onset diabetes. In fact, 12,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year.

Type 1 diabetes, also called childhood diabetes, is a chronic, genetically determined metabolic disorder that damages the pancreas, preventing it from producing insulin. Insulin is a hormone which the body requires to make use of glucose — the fuel for the body's myriad processes. Type 1 diabetes destroys the islet cells in the pancreas responsible for producing insulin. Insulin is not a cure, but a treatment for diabetes.

Adult onset or type 2 diabetes, usually presents after the age of 13. Individuals with this form of diabetes have a pancreas that still produces insulin, though not adequately. They also have "insulin resistance," which means that the body's tissues do not respond normally to insulin. But patients with type 2 diabetes can often control the disease through diet, exercise, and oral medications rather than by the use of insulin injections.

Diabetes can affect anyone no matter what their status.

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Please make a donation. If everyone just made a one dollar donation it could still make a difference. A portion of all donations will be going directly to the American diabetes association for diabetes research.
 

To make a donation to the diabetes awareness fundraiser you can send cash, check, or money order to:
Diabetics Books
9207 N. 47th drive
Glendale, AZ 85302

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