The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently launched a national prevention initiative aimed at helping Americans learn how to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease - CheckUp America.

According to John Buse, MD, PhD, President-Elect, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association:

"The alarming rise in conditions like obesity, high blood glucose, and high blood pressure in America demands greater efforts to educate both people and physicians about the risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Through CheckUp America, the ADA will provide information and tools to help people at-risk take necessary and modest steps to reduce disease risk and live a healthier life."

CheckUp America is developing an online risk assessment tool: My Health Advisor - to be available later this year, accurately assesses a person's risk for type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and death.

You may call American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) for further information, or you can visit the following websites:

American Diabetes Association
CheckUp America

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