By Samantha Leal | 11/14/2012 - 15:18
It's World Diabetes Day! The day, celebrated every year on November 14, is designed to increase diabetes advocacy and awareness. In fact, the entire month of November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.
So why should this be important to you? More than 10 percent of Hispanics ages 20 and older have diagnosed diabetes. Moreover, a Cedars-Sinai study confirmed that Latinos are more prone to developing Type 2 diabetes.