Diabetes Self-Management

What’s the Story Behind National Diabetes Month?

The observance has been around for decades, but events and awareness campaigns have taken off more recently.

As you’ll know by the end of this sentence if you didn’t already, November is National Diabetes Month in the United States. It’s an opportunity for diabetes-oriented organizations to highlight what they do, communicate the impact diabetes has on people across the country, and urge people to get tested and treated for diabetes.

But it wasn’t always

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