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The International Diabetes Federation is marking World Diabetes Day on Tuesday with a campaign that will promote for all women at risk for or living with diabetes the affordable and fair access to necessary medications, technologies, self-management education and information, according to the International Diabetes Federation website.

The AMA recently announced a multi-state effort to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes nationwide.

“With 90% of the people living with prediabetes in this country unaware they have the condition and at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, we are excited to now be working with eight new states to help reach thousands more patients with prediabetes,” David O. Barbe, MD, president of AMA, said in a press release. “Using what we’ve learned through our ongoing work, we will have more opportunities to get more patients into proven programs that can help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.”

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top 10 diabetes news stories posted online from September to World Diabetes Day.

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For more information on World Diabetes Day visit: http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/about-wdd/wdd-2017.html