Diabetes and Cardiac Health: Learn the Risks During American Heart Month

Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

About 65 percent of people with diabetes will die from heart attack or stroke, yet two out of three don’t know of their increased risk. Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the ABCs of Diabetes is a campaign to promote the importance of controlling three risk factors: A for A1C test, to measure blood glucose control; B for Blood pressure; and C for Cholesterol.

Make the connection between diabetes and cardiovascular disease during American Heart Month in February. Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the ABCs of Diabetes can help people track their ABC numbers and reach their ABC goals. An alternative version of the brochure, Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes, has been adapted for American Indians and Alaska Natives and is available in 15 Asian and Pacific Islander languages. Si Tiene Diabetes, Cuide Su Corazón, a bilingual brochure (Spanish and English), is available for Hispanics and Latinos.

Next Steps
You can order your free copy of any of these materials by calling the National Diabetes Education Program at (800) 438-5383. You can check out the array of other materials offered, order copies of these brochures, or download PDF versions at www.ndep.nih.gov/campaigns/BeSmart/BeSmart_index.htm.