National Diabetes Awareness Month Continues

National Diabetes Awareness Month Continues and there is still time to make a difference. This is a very important cause as diabetes is a chronic illness that kills an estimated 200 people per day across the United States. Without proper treatment and management of the disease, diabetes can lead to heart, kidney and eye disease, erectile dysfunction, nerve damage, and eventual death.

There are a number of organizations that have pledged to lend their support to educating the public and finding a cure. You can help them by conducting your routine business with these Companies. For example AAA has a prescription savings card for its members, that can be used to provide savings on meter kits, test strips and diabetes-related medications. An added benefit to your roadside coverage plan.

Additionally, the American Diabetes Association has partnered with a number of businesses around the country that are helping to make a difference in the treatment and education about diabetes. When you engage in business with these companies, they give back a portion of your the money you spend to the American Diabetes Association for education and research for a cure. A short list includes:

Gold's Gym, which understands the importance of exercise, recognizes the enormous benefits of exercising for those afflicted with diabetes. For this reason, the company has a special one enrollment fee of $59 (that is up to a $140 discount) and the best part is that 45% or $26 dollars of the fee will go to the American Diabetes Association.

Diet V6 Splash will donate $5 to the American Diabetes Association for every person who joins the Stop Diabetes movement through November 30, 2010, up to $50,000.

Verizon is offering a sweepstakes that gives you the opportunity to have $100,000 donated to the American Diabetes Association in your name and as a bonus the winner will have all all expense paid trip for two to the Canyon Ranch Resort for three nights.

Rite Aid Pharmacyis selling Stop Diabetes Pin-Ups for $1 in all their stores around the country and each pin-up includes more than $7 in money savings coupons.

These are just a few of the businesses you can support to help make a difference in the life of someone with diabetes. National Diabetes Awareness Month Continues.