Sunday, June 20, 2010
Reston Town Center
Reston, VA
Tour de Cure is a one day, non- competitive cycling event in in which participants raise funds and awareness for diabetes. Four scenic and supported routes (12, 20, 32, 63 and 100 mile distances) are designed for every level of cycling. Tour de Cure starts and finishes at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA. Visit www.diabetes.org/tour for more information.
Tentative Dates/Locations: to be confirmed by Dec. 1, 2009
Saturday, October 16: Northern VA
Saturday, October 23 : Washington, DC (Nationals Park)
Step Out to Fight Diabetes is about changing the face of diabetes in our country by raising funds to help find a cure and by walking a few miles to bring a greater awareness to this devastating disease. Visit www.diabetes.org/stepout for more information.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
French Embassy
Silent and live auctions. Sit down dinner. Sponsorships/tickets available. Contact Stephanie Rogers at x4533 or strogers@diabetes.org for more information.
School Walk for Diabetes is an educational fundraising event for elementary, middle and high schools, that teaches children and adults alike the benefits of exercise, eating healthy and helping those in your community who do have diabetes. Visit www.diabetes.org/schoolwalk or contact Kristi Williams at kwilliams@diabetes.org or 202-331-8303x4539 for more information.
The American Diabetes Association offers diabetes education and prevention programs for the African- American and Latino communities, as well as youth programs, health fairs and a variety of awareness initiatives.
Step Out Walk For Diabetes Photos
Links related to Stop Diabetes Campaign:
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
ADA Recipe of the Day:
http://www.diabetes.org/recipeoftheday.jsp
Stop Diabetes Website: Share your story!
www.stopdiabetes.com
Center for Disease Control: Diabetes Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/index.htm
National Capital Tour de Cure:
www.diabetes.org/nationalcapitaltourdecure
Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes:
www.diabetes.org/stepout
Local Diabetes Facts
Virginia: More than 596,000 adults are living with diabetes in Virginia. This figure is approximately 7% of total population.
Obesity Rate: 25%
Maryland: More than 461,000 adults are living with diabetes in Maryland. This figure is approximately 7.5% of total population.
Obesity Rate: 26%
Washington, DC: More than 47,000 adults have diabetes in Washington, DC. This figure is approximately 8.5% of the total population.
Obesity Rate: 21.8%
Childhood Obesity Rate: 22%
Approximately, 465,000 are living with diabetes in the DC metro area.
National Diabetes Facts
Total: 23.6 million children and adults--7.8% of the population--have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people
Pre-diabetes: At least 57 million people
1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2007. If current trends continue, one in three children born in and after the year 2000 will develop diabetes at some point in their lifetime.
Total prevalence of diabetes
Under 20 years of age: 186,300, or 0.22% of all people in this age group have diabetes. About one in every 400 to 600 children and adolescents has type 1 diabetes.
Although type 2 diabetes can occur in youth, the nationally representative data that would be needed to monitor diabetes trends in youth by type are not available. Clinically-based reports and regional studies suggest that type 2 diabetes, although still rare, is being diagnosed more frequently in children and adolescents, particularly in American Indians, African Americans, and Hispanic/Latino Americans.
Age 20 years or older: 23.5 million, or 10.7% of all people in this age group have diabetes.
Age 60 years or older: 12.2 million, or 23.1% of all people in this age group have diabetes.
Men: 12 million, or 11.2% of all men aged 20 years or older have diabetes although nearly one third of them do not know it.
Women: 11.5 million, or 10.2% of all women aged 20 years or older have diabetes although nearly one third of them do not know it. The prevalence of diabetes is at least 2 to 4 times higher among non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian, and Asian/Pacific Islander women than among non-Hispanic white women.
Non-Hispanic whites: 14.9 million, or 9.8% of all non-Hispanic whites aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Non-Hispanic blacks: 3.7 million, or 14.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older have diabetes.