Inspired by the Growing Need
In the last 15 years, the number of people with diabetes in the United States has more than doubled. Today, more than 20 million people in the U.S. are living with the disease, and the need for comprehensive support and treatment grows every day. Still, each person living with diabetes is on a personal journey that requires individual approaches to therapy—products, pens and services that address those unique needs. Our goal is to meet those needs, one patient and one journey at a time.
Our commitment to diabetes care takes many forms—from developing innovative products and devices to our commitment to ongoing research and development and providing educational support. Each one of these areas requires a unique understanding of the disease and the people it affects.
Because African Americans have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as Caucasians, Eli Lilly and Company is helping to create a sustainable movement within local African American communities to help individuals, families, and neighborhoods living with diabetes.
F.A.C.E. Diabetes Campaign
The Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes Campaign is a grassroots movement targeting African-Americans to help individuals, families and neighborhoods overcome key barriers to success in living with diabetes. African-Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes; according to the American Diabetes Association, African-Americans in the United States are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites, and 25 percent of African-Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 have the disease. Supported by Eli Lilly and Company, Glory Foods, national advocacy groups, and local community organizations, the F.A.C.E. Diabetes campaign will implement a series of practical and sustainable programs, which will help foster behavioral and attitudinal changes in areas critical to success in managing diabetes such as nutrition/cooking, physical activity, health and overall well-being.
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