Every Diabetic Is Ultimately a Diabetes Educator

By Sean Kelley

Americans apparently know a lot about diabetes. A recent Gallup survey found that:
• 81% of respondents had been tested for diabetes

• 25% had been told by a health-care professional that they were at high risk for the disease

• 56% believed the disease to be as serious as heart disease, the No. 1 killer in America.

Even more interesting, most respondents were keenly aware of major risk factors for the disease and preventive measures that diabetics could take to avoid complications—although conclusions from focus groups recently held by the American Diabetes Association seem to contradict the Gallup findings. Read More