Someone you love could be at risk for diabetes and not even know it. That’s why this day matters—to help expand awareness, education, and resources that support early diabetes detection.
Diabetes Alert Day is a day set aside by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) to raise awareness of the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of knowing your risk. It encourages people to learn the symptoms of diabetes and understand their risk factors for developing the disease. Observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in March, this year it falls on Tuesday, March 24.
“To anyone who is newly diagnosed with diabetes, I would like to say that there is life on the other side of this. Don’t be afraid to let others in and accept help when you need it.”
Early detection and diagnoses will help you take steps as soon as possible to manage diabetes and prevent or delay diabetes-related complications—including heart, kidney, and eye disease, and more. For those with diagnosed diabetes, working with their health care team to create a treatment plan helps them protect their health.
For some, symptoms are so mild they go unnoticed, but here are the common symptoms to look out for.
Having prediabetes means your blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are high, but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. And just because you have prediabetes, it doesn’t mean you develop diabetes.
With your support, the American Diabetes Association® can continue our lifesaving work to make breakthroughs in research and provide people with the resources they need to fight diabetes.
