Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

This November is a time to get educated, find resources and make sure all those around us are aware of their risk of diabetes.

Show your support:

• Wear blue throughout November
  • Especially on November 14 - World Diabetes Day
• Participate in the Medtronic #BlueBalloonChallenge (Click on the image below for details)

• Learn how difficult it is to balance even the simplest of everyday activities while juggling type 1 diabetes while you also support research, advocacy and the continued innovation of care
  • Take a video of yourself doing an everyday activity while also bouncing a blue balloon in one hand
  • Enter the video using the hashtag above and tag @medtronicdiabetes
  • Every video entered will generate a donation to Breakthrough T1D. 

Quick Facts

• 11.6% of the U.S. population have diabetes 
• 1.2 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year
• Diabetes is estimated to cause over 3.4 million deaths worldwide every year
• In 2024, approximately 589 million adults (20-79 years) were living with diabetes
• By 2050, the number of people living with diabetes is projected to rise to 853 million

Diabetes Management at Greene County Medical Center

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you need diabetes management.  The Greene County Medical Center Diabetes Management staff can:

• Provide insight into lifestyle changes to help manage diabetes
• Educate about Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) options
• Offer individualized education and assistance for where you are in your journey
• Teach you about ways to help prevent or delay complications of diabetes, such as heart disease, blindness, kidney disease or amputation through managing blood sugars

 Click below for details about services at Greene County Medical Center.

Diabetes Management