November is Diabetes Awareness month. Diabetes has become the fastest-growing chronic disease in the world. Nationwide, over 38 million people have diabetes and nearly 98 million have prediabetes. In the last 20 years, the number of Americans with diagnosed diabetes has more than doubled. However, there are simple steps we can take to reverse this trend. We can raise our level of awareness about diabetes, helping to prevent some types of diabetes from occurring, or managing diabetes to regain control of blood sugar, possibly even regressing the condition in some cases.

• Open to the entire Cornell community, no Wellness membership is needed
• Register here
• Join Cornell Wellness the week of Nov 17 to enhance your knowledge of diabetes
• Take part in one or more of these offerings by November 23 and be entered to win a prize ($50 value)

Diabetes Sound Bites – Watch C's video on how to navigate all the information and sound-bites about diabetes. You'll gain tools for evaluating information, avoiding manipulation, and knowing which sources to trust

Diabetes Starter Meal Plans – Brinda will send nutrition resources to get you started with a healthy eating plan. This is a good place to begin, whether you have been diagnosed with diabetes, pre-diabetes or just in the contemplation phase to start eating healthy

Diabetes Management and Physical Activity - Join Tina for this pre-recorded presentation that you may watch at any time addressing the impact of physical activity on the management of diabetes, learning about the influencing role exercise has on the level of glucose in your blood stream

Diabetes and Added Sugars – Engage with Kerry in this fun challenge. Raise your own awareness of the added sugars you consume by totaling them up for one day during the week. Be a detective and use food labels or internet searches to discover the added sugars in the foods and drinks you take in. Additional information on the relationship between added sugars and diabetes will be shared with folks who indicate their interest in participating in this part of the campaign on the registration form

Questions? Contact Brinda Sankar (bv222@cornell.edu).