American Diabetes Month

The Health Ministry of The A.M.E. Zion Church is pleased to partner with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to bring you vital information about diabetes. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and November 14, 2024, is World Diabetes Day in the United States. 

During November, we want to raise awareness of the nearly 1 in 2 of us living with diabetes or prediabetes.

• A month for the mother diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
• A month for the friend who’s learned diabetes is causing their blurred vision.
• A month for the child placing an insulin pump for the first time. 

The ADA is fighting for a cure for them all. 

38.4 million people have diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed), 11% of the population. 

African Americans are disproportionately affected by the diabetes epidemic, with 12.1% of African Americans having the disease, compared with 7.4% of the non-Hispanic White population¹. 

We understand that diabetes is not a “stand-alone” disease but can lead to other complications, like frequent ER visits, hospitalizations, kidney disease, vision loss, and even death. Let's do our part to empower people to build healthier lifestyles that last.

This month and beyond, there are several ways that you can join in this fight:

• Take the Diabetes Risk Test
• Educate yourself and others
• Donate to support research and other initiatives
• Consider becoming a Project Power Community Partner
• Download the Awareness Toolkit and share it with your community.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report 2022. Estimates of diabetes and its burden in the United States. Published online 2022.