Without progress in research and prevention, one in three children will face a future with diabetes. The 105 million Americans with diabetes or prediabetes will continue to wait in vain for a cure. And costs for diabetes and its complications will grow astronomically.
Don't let FY 2011 funding proposals endanger the health of millions of Americans: Tell your Representative and Senators to reject cuts in FY 2011 health funding and adequately fund diabetes research and prevention programs.
The total annual cost of diabetes, including undiagnosed diabetes, gestational diabetes and prediabetes, was an estimated $218 billion in 2007, and will continue to grow exponentially – unless we let Congress know this future is not acceptable.
Unless we take swift action now, the House and Senate could cut diabetes research and prevention programs:
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