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Today is the 22nd Annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day^SM. Diabetes Alert Day is day set aside each year to raise awareness about the seriousness of type 2 diabetes, particularly when it is left undiagnosed or untreated. The American Diabetes Association is encouraging everyone to join the movement to Stop Diabetes by taking the Diabetes Risk Test. The risk test is a series of simple questions about weight, age, family history and other potential risks for pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.  It shows you if you’re at low, moderate, or high risk for diabetes. 

Pro basketball player, Tyreke Evans, knows how serious diabetes is, and he’s committed to raising awareness about it. On Diabetes Alert Day, he’s taking the Diabetes Risk Test and is challenging you to do the same. Find out what your risk is so you can make proactive choices about your health, and don’t forget to share the test with your family and friends! For more information about Tyreke’s challenge, click here.

 Diabetes Risk Test

VSP Vision Care is proud to be a National Strategic Partner with the American Diabetes Association and is committed to the cause.

Tyreke Evans

I’m Tyreke Evans, a professional basketball player and a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association. Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, is the American Diabetes Alert Day, where I am challenging you to take the Diabetes Risk Test with me.

Type 2 Diabetes is extremely serious, especially when left undiagnosed or untreated. My mother and grandmother were diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes last year. This was a wake-up call to my family and we began to focus on eating better and exercising more. Type 2 Diabetes can be easily prevented or delayed by losing just 5-7% of body weight through regular physical activity (30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) and eating a healthy diet. I exercise 5 days a week for 2 hours a day and eat a healthy diet ensuring my risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes is very low.

On Diabetes Alert Day, I challenge you to take the Diabetes Risk Test and compare your score with mine. The test requires you to answer simple questions about potential risk factors for pre-diabetes or type 2 Diabetes. After you have completed the test, you will know whether you are at a low, moderate, or high risk for diabetes and you will be able to compare your results to mine. Remember, this is your life and only you can change the risk factors that lead to diseases like type 2 diabetes.

For more information about me, visit www.standwithtyreke.com.

If you take Tyreke’s challenge, let us know!