Mission Statement

The number of people worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled during the past 20 years, with one of the most worrying features of this rapid increase being the emergence of type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Diabetes is a serious, sometimes life-threatening disease and over time, it can affect every part of your body. Kidney damage, nerve damage, amputations and blindness are all potential consequences of diabetes. It raises the risk of heart disease and according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, at least 65% of people with diabetes die from heart disease or a stroke.

Pregnant women with diabetes have a higher risk of delivering babies with birth defects than women who don’t have diabetes but the good news is that diabetes can be managed and all these risks can be reduced if you keep yourself informed about it.

Now is the time to take action and protect yourself from this rampant plague of the 21st Century.

The Diabetes News was created for people who’s lives are affected by diabetes but perhaps don’t have the time to scour the internet and magazine shelves to find out the facts and figures about this rampant condition of the 21st century.