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Diabetes is projected to become the 7th leading cause of death by 2030, with over 480,000 children currently living with the disease. The number of diabetic children is expected to increase by 76,000 next year compared to last year. One child's struggle with controlling their diabetes is highlighted.
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- 1. By 2030 diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death 480,000 children are currently living with diabetes Next year there will be 76,000 more diabetic children than last year…
- 3. Sam’s diabetes is controlling him
- 4. Sweeet!
Editor's Notes
- The United Nations World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2030 diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death worldwide. We have close to 7 billion people on the planet and approximately 1.9 billion are children under the age of 15. Of these children, approximately 480,000 are currently living with diabetes and those numbers are projected to grow annually by 76,000 children worldwide.These numbers are out of control and seem unreal.
- Sam is a real little boy who dreams of being a superhero. Sam has diabetes and a lot of days are not super, and Sam falls short of being heroic.
- Checking his glucose and managing his diabetes gets in the way of having fun and being able to concentrate in school. Sam wants to feel like he is in charge, he is in control… not like his diabetes is controlling him, and now he can.
- Sweeeet! is a gum that helps Sam monitor his glucose levels. During the day when it is time to check his levels, instead of the painful jab and poke, Sam pops a sick of gum in his mouth, chews and then checks the color of the gum to find out his levels. Simple. Painless. Sweet.