This year, thousands of people in communities across the country will join the movement to Stop Diabetes® by participating in the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes event. Step Out is a fundraising walk that takes place in more than 140 cities to raise awareness about diabetes and to raise much needed funds to help change the future of this growing epidemic that is taking a physical, emotional and financial toll on our country.
Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes is a family event for those who want to become involved in the community and help change the future of diabetes. Participants can walk as an individual or create a team and walk with friends, family, and co-workers.
Do you want to show what it is like to live with diabetes? The American Diabetes Association is also looking for Red Striders. A Red Strider is a person with diabetes who has a passion to stop diabetes and is willing to put a face on this disease by helping others understand what it takes to live with — and fight — this serious disease.
“On the day of Step Out, it is very important to recognize all of the people with diabetes,” said Christine Schaeberle, founder of one of the first Red Strider programs in Colorado. “By wearing red hats that signify that we are living with diabetes, we are able to recognize people with diabetes who are taking steps to stop diabetes.”
Join Christine and other Red Striders in the movement to Stop Diabetes as they ‘Step Out’ this year wearing their Red Strider red hats.
“The Red Strider program really opened my eyes to the fact that I am not alone and I am joined by so many other people who are living with diabetes. For people who participate in Step Out and don’t have diabetes themselves, this is a way for them to see the many faces of diabetes and reinforce the fact that diabetes affects people of all ages and ethnicities. These are the faces that encourage me to walk, and I am inspired to do all that I can do to fight this disease each and every day. I am encouraged to share my story with the hope that other people will join me in raising money to stop diabetes,” added Schaeberle.
Today, there are nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States who have diabetes. While nearly 18 million people have been diagnosed, there are 5.7 million people who don’t even know that they have the disease. If present trends continue, 1 in 3 Americans, and 1 in 2 minorities, will face a future with diabetes. To date, the American Diabetes Association has raised and donated more than $450 million for diabetes research.
Source:
American Diabetes Association
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