According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA in Ocean Springs, they are trying to lower that number with their…
The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program provides a supportive environment where participants work together in a small group to learn about healthier eating and increasing their physical activity in order to reduce their risk for developing diabetes. The program, which is…
Today is ‘World Diabetes Day’ and community members in Ocean Springs spent part of their day talking about the importance of diabetes awareness. The Ocean Springs Lions Club held a diabetes roundtable during their regular meeting at Aunt Jenny’s Catfish…
More than 370 million people around the world suffer from diabetes. While doctors continue working toward a cure, one 11-year-old child is making major strides to help. That young diabetes advocate was on the Coast today. Eleven-year-old Noah Barnes is…
Twenty nine million people in the United States have diabetes and eight-year-old Chyanne Salter is one of them. Being told you have been diagnosed with diabetes is a tough pill to swallow, but Chyanne is thankful for fundraisers like the…
According to the American Diabetes Association, roughly 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year. Diabetes can lead to heart problems, hypertension, and a wide array of health issues. It is also the seventh leading cause of death in…
World Diabetes Day takes place annually on November 14th and aims to promote a global effort to tackle the growing threat of the disease. About one in eight of Mississippi’s adult population is diagnosed with diabetes. World Diabetes Day is…
One out of every eleven people in America lives with diabetes. That number is even higher in Mississippi, but that number could decrease thanks to a new partnership between the National Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute at Tradition and the…
State Representative Jeff Guice came under scrutiny after an email he sent to a mother, asking help to obtain medication for her diabetic daughter, goes viral. The diabetic community was angered by his advice for diabetics to think about buying…
State Representative Jeff Guice came under scrutiny after an email he sent to a mother asking for help to obtain medication for her diabetic daughter goes viral. The diabetic community is angered by his advice for diabetics to think about…
Mississippi falls just short of being the unhealthiest state in the nation. We have the highest obesity rate and one of the highest rates of heart disease, smoking, inactivity, chronic illness, and diabetes. Join Disability Connection as we encourage our…