True or False

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You're just in time to take our pop quiz. It's only four little questions and who knows maybe you'll learn something along the way! Good luck!

DIABETES QUIZ

1. Diabetes is not a killer disease.
2. Diabetes is heavily funded globally.
3. Diabetes only affects old people.
4. Diabetes is the result of unhealthy "lifestyles."
   

So, how do you think you did?

What if I told you diabetes kills some 3.8 million people a year. In fact, every 10 seconds a person dies from diabetes-related causes. "For the first time, a non-infectious disease has been seen as posing as serious a global health threat as infectious epidemics such as HIV/AIDS." (International Diabetes Federation)

Official Overseas Development Aid to the health sector in 2002 reached 2.9 billion, of which a mere 0.1% went to fund ALL non-communicable chronic diseases. Most of the 2.9 billion went to support HIV/AIDS. Despite diabetes having a deadly global impact comparable to HIV/AIDS, it had to share the tiny 0.1% of the total NCD funding. In addition, the World Bank gave 4.2 billion in loans for health, population and nutrition between 1997 and 2002. Only 2.5% of the 4.2 billion went to chronic diseases. Where did the rest go?

The reality is that the poor and children have limited choices when it comes to living conditions, diet and education.

NOW, how do you think you did? If you answered FALSE to ALL four questions, you got 100%! If not, don't worry, I won't post your scores IF you'll promise to take a look at how YOU can help save the life of a child. It's simple, just visit my sister blog, A Lil' Bit This... A Lil' Bit That... Look for the post titled, "Life For A Child" and leave a comment to let me know you stopped by. You'll get the pure satisfaction of knowing how YOU can make a difference in another's life. What other prize or giveaway can be as fulfilling as that?