American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses National Diabetes Goal

Main Category: Diabetes
Article Date: 09 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced its support for the National Diabetes Goal. The Goal is to help 45% of all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes know their blood glucose levels and understand what actions to take, by the year 2015.

The National Diabetes Goal was announced in our nation's capitol, with national leaders in health care, business, government, and education showing their support for the unified goal. The groups hope that this knowledge will help reverse the upward trend in diagnoses of type 2 diabetes.

Survey results released today by Gallup and commissioned by the National Changing Diabetes Project show that, while more than 90% of Americans consider diabetes a serious health issue, and half say they feel personally affected by diabetes, awareness has not yet translated into collective, widespread action.

The National Diabetes Goal has a call to action for every American:

- Find out if you are at risk for type 2 diabetes
- Ask about getting your blood glucose tested during your next doctor's visit
- Know your blood glucose level and what actions to take

AACE is one of more than 20 organizations who have committed their support to the National Diabetes Goal. Other supporting organizations include: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Association of Physician Assistants, American College of Physicians, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Group Association, American Optometric Association, Campaign to End Obesity, Center for Health Transformation, Essence Healthcare, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Food Marketing Institute, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Association of School Nurses, National Business Coalition on Health, National Minority Quality Forum, National Changing Diabetes Program, Novo Nordisk, and Revolution Health.

An online resource has been setup at http://www.NationalDiabetesGoal.com that outlines the background and purpose of the goal and provides resources for consumers and stakeholders to respond to the call to action.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists