Joe lives in West Allis, Wisconsin. He finds purpose in playing acoustic guitar (since age 8), biking, long distance walking, and working for the Department of Workforce Development.
Jenna lives in Beverly Hills, Florida. She finds purpose by sharing her experience living with diabetes on TikTok.
Niketa lives a busy life as an actress, acting coach and producer, but she still finds time to stay involved with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and advocate for the diabetes community. This is her story:
Did you know that here in Maryland an estimated 481,290 people, or 10% of the population, now have diabetes. Of these, 139,000 of them have diabetes and simply do not know it. In addition, 1,600,000 people in Maryland or a staggering 33.7% of the population, have prediabetes. It is our mission to educate those living with diabetes and prediabetes as well as to prevent more people from getting diabetes.
People in Michigan are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as more than 964,000 residents have diabetes and many others may have diabetes and not know it! It is estimated that one out of every three children born after 2000 in the United States will be directly affected by diabetes.
That is why the American Diabetes Association's Michigan office is so committed to educating the public about how to stop diabetes and support those living with the disease.
We are here to help!
Minnesotans and North Dakotans are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as more than 443,000 Minnesotans suffer from the disease, and many others may have diabetes and may not know it! It's estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will have diabetes by the year 2050 if the disease continues at its current rate.
Missourians are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as thousands of people suffer from the disease. Approximately 515,337 people in Missouri, or 10.7% of the adult population, have diabetes. Of these, an estimated 139,000 have diabetes but don't know it.
That is why the American Diabetes Association's Missouri office is so committed to educating the public about how to stop diabetes and support those living with the disease.
We are here to help!
People in New England are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as over 1 million residents have diabetes, and many others may have diabetes and not know it! It is estimated that one out of every three children born after 2000 in the United States will be directly affected by diabetes.
That is why the American Diabetes Association's New England office is so committed to educating the public about how to stop diabetes and support those living with the disease.
We are here to help!
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