Know Your Risk: November Is National Diabetes Awareness Month
Greensboro, N.C., November 1, 2022 – November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and a time for all North Carolina residents to assess their risk for developing prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. More than 96 million adults in America have prediabetes, while eight in 10 people don’t know they have prediabetes. What’s more, in North Carolina, 166 adults develop diabetes each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Taking this short CDC Prediabetes Test can help North Carolinians understand their risk. While there is no cure for diabetes, prediabetes can be reversed.
The YMCA offers its Diabetes Prevention Program to help people with prediabetes lose weight, increase their physical activity, and eat healthier through this CDC-approved curriculum and a supportive, small group led by trained YMCA staff. The program helps people potentially prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
The Y offers its Diabetes Prevention Program virtually statewide and in person at some North Carolina YMCAs, including the YMCA of Greensboro, to anyone eligible who has a physician referral. The Diabetes Prevention Program at the YMCA of Greensboro is free and open to the community.
About the YMCA of Greensboro
The YMCA of Greensboro was founded in 1889 with a mission to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Through its eight branches and YMCA Camp Weaver, the YMCA of Greensboro is strengthening the foundations of our community by offering a warm and friendly environment where people of all ages, races, faiths, beliefs, and physical and financial abilities participate in programs and experiences that make a positive difference in their lives. For more information on the YMCA of Greensboro, visit ymcagreensboro.org.
About the YMCA and the NC Alliance of YMCAs
The YMCA is a leading nonprofit that collectively serves 1 million people statewide, including children, adults and seniors, through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
The North Carolina Alliance of YMCAs is a nonprofit corporation representing the 24 independent YMCA associations in the state. Its purpose is to build the capacity of all the state’s YMCAs, foster collaboration on statewide initiatives through effective partnerships, advocate on behalf of the YMCA’s mission and cause with elected officials and stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels; and coordinate communication to build consensus that ensures YMCAs are recognized as leaders in youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. For more information, please visit ncymcas.org