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| Diabetes Here, There, Everywhere (Marci) |
Would it surprise you to know that during my most recent Leadership North Carolina session, which happened to be the Health and Human Services, all but one speaker spoke of type 2 diabetes as the most daunting health challenge facing our state and our nation? In fairness to the one speaker who did not talk about diabetes, her particular area of concentration was mental health. All the other speakers which included subject matter experts ranging from doctors, insurance professionals, a well as leaders of non-profits from around our state were consistent in their message: type 2 diabetes poses the largest threat to our children and our medical infrastructure that we have ever known. Of course, the solution to this imminent crisis is not a secret – we must be more aggressive about prevention and in that respect all roads point to reducing overweight and obesity. The multi billion, maybe even trillion dollar question is: How? While I was away in Charlotte for this three day session, I read about the Oprah show about diabetes. I immediately called my family to have them record it for me so I could watch when I returned home. As I watched it last night, it was such a surreal experience for me in that I felt like someone on her show must have tapped into the previous three days of my life. The subject matter and conclusions represented were EXACTLY those of the speakers I had the privilege of hearing earlier in the week.There are so many layers of this monumental onion; there are only two things I see for certain is this. First, as a nation, we can not continue to do the same things, the same ways, and expect a different outcome. The second is: there is no time to waste, there is no time to waste, we must act swiftly and aggressively – and further, we ALL must become part of the solution as everyone of us has a stake in this.I understand that Diabetessisters is an international organization, and this may seem like something only important to the U.S., I promise you that is not the case. It is very true that what hurts one, hurts us all when it comes to an issue of this magnitude. My challenge to all who read this week is: what are you doing to help stop diabetes?
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