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Reports & Studies

For more information about prediabetes and diabetes, download the following reports:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Small Steps. Big Rewards: Your Game Plan to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2011

National Diabetes Education Program
The Diabetes Epidemic Among African Americans
The Diabetes Epidemic Among Hispanics/Latinos

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Diabetes in New York City: Publich Health Burden and Disparities
Health Disparities in New York City 
Diabetes Is Epidemic, Volume 5, Number 4

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Diabetes Risk Reduction Behaviors Among U.S. Adults with Prediabetes

 

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Facts About Diabetes

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  • 23% of adults in NYC have prediabetes: that's 1.4 million New Yorkers. Read more about the epidemic.
  • Intervention through YDPP reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 58% over three years, and by 71% among adults 60 and over. Act now.
  • In 2010, 1.9 million adult Americans were newly diagnosed with diabetes. Are you at risk?
  • Losing weight and increasing physical activity can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes. Find an exercise regimen today.
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