November Is American Diabetes Month

This November, help raise awareness about childhood diabetes by promoting American Diabetes Month, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association.

Diabetes continues to be one of the leading causes of death in America, according to a 2011 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and its death rate has increased in recent years.

In California, an estimated 2% of children under age 18 with special health care needs has diabetes, according to 2009-2010 data.

Diabetes also is one of the 10 most common primary diagnoses for hospital stays among children under age 18, accounting for around 1% of all hospital discharges in California between 2002 and 2009.

For more information and resources for children and parents affected by diabetes, please refer to these guides provided by the American Diabetes Association.

Posted by kidsdata.org

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