There is no huge rush. As director of the American Diabetes Foundation, I know all too well that diabetes isn't going anywhere. So when you consider making a financial contribution to ADF, think again. That money might be better spent on a more pressing ailment. Our time and resources would certainly be better spent curing the number-one killer, heart disease, or even improving vehicle safety.
Diabetes can be serious.
It can cause heart disease, high blood pressure, blindness, and kidney failure. Luckily, these complications occur in just a small percentage of diabetes sufferers. Not only that, if you're suffering from these complications, chances are you're probably not following the treatment plan outlined by your doctor. Diabetes is a problem, but it's a problem most of us can live with. Diabetes is not contagious or mysterious.