November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Graham Daugherty • November 13, 2012
November calls attention to the over 26 million Americans, over 8% of the U.S. population, are now afflicted with diabetes. Everyday in America, 35 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. That is more than one child every hour.
November is a great time to donate to the Children’s Diabetes Foundation in someones honor or “go blue” in support of a cure for diabetes
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