November declared Diabetes Awareness Month

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2017 - 1:55pm

On Oct. 17, the Jones County Supervisors declared November Diabetes Awareness Month, a project led by the Monticello Lions Club. Front row from left are Supervisor Wayne Manternach, Lions members Astrid and Bruce Smith, and Supervisor Jon Zirkelbach. Back row are Supervisors Ned Rohwedder, Joe Oswald, and Lloyd Eaken. (Photo by Kim Brooks)

On Oct. 17, the Jones County Supervisors declared November Diabetes Awareness Month, a project led by the Monticello Lions Club. Front row from left are Supervisor Wayne Manternach, Lions members Astrid and Bruce Smith, and Supervisor Jon Zirkelbach. Back row are Supervisors Ned Rohwedder, Joe Oswald, and Lloyd Eaken. (Photo by Kim Brooks)
In Monticello and Jones County, November has been declared Diabetes Awareness Month. Thanks to the efforts of the Monticello Lions Club, these local jurisdictions are joining the national fight against diabetes.
During the Oct. 16 Monticello City Council meeting and Oct. 17 Jones County Board of Supervisor meetings, both entities passed a proclamation, which reads as follows:
“Whereas, diabetes is growing at an epidemic rate worldwide affecting more than 422 million people. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates by 2040 there will be more than 642 million people living with the disease. The U.S. ranks three out of 10 in diabetes diagnoses; and
“Whereas, diabetes is growing at an epidemic rate in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes and face its devastating complications. What’s true nationwide is also true in Iowa; and
“Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects approximately 300,365 people in Iowa – 11.4 percent of the population, and is a serious disease for which there is no known cure and which is the seventh leading cause of death by disease in the U.S; and
“Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 75,000 people in Iowa have diabetes but do not know they have the disease and may experience damage to the heart, eyes, kidneys, and limbs greatly increasing their health risk; and
“Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, another 810,000 people in Iowa, 35.2 percent of the adult population have pre-diabetes, a condition which puts them at greater risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes, and if current trends continue, 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes by 2050; and
“Whereas, diabetes has many faces, affecting everyone, young and old alike – Caucasians, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders, with minority populations in the U.S. having an increased risk for developing the disease; and
“Whereas, an increase in community awareness of risk factors and symptoms related to diabetes can improve the likelihood that people with diabetes will get the attention they need before suffering the devastating complications of the disease.”
Monticello and Jones County “encourage all citizens to help fight this disease and its deadly complications, including heart and kidney disease, stoke, blindness, and amputation, by increasing awareness of the risk factors for diabetes, and by providing support to those suffering from diabetes.”
 

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