Over 10% of Metro East residents have been diagnosed with diabetes.  Every dollar raised through Step Out plays an important role in supporting the Association’s mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

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The Metro East Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes allows individuals with diabetes and their families to be a part of a community, to provide support for those living with diabetes, and to remember those lost to this devastating disease. Register now at www.diabetes.org/stepoutmetroeast  then Walk with us on October 5 at SIU Edwardsville.

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