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A lot of things we commonly hear about diabetes may be based on misconceptions or stereotypes.

As a competitive powerlifter, Nathan Zenero has a unique talent for lifting heavy things. He’s also taken on more than a few challenges in his life, including sports injuries and thyroid cancer.

'One cupcake won't kill you,' 'I'm going to get diabetes just looking at that,' 'That person doesn't look like they have diabetes.' New survey results and a film released today by Abbott highlight how everyday comments like these may affect people living with diabetes.

The Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition surveyed more than 100 of the world’s experts in virology, epidemiology and infectious diseases to bring their latest thinking forward.

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) is partnering with the Big Ten Conference and its 18-member university athletic departments to boost the U.S. blood supply through a blood donation competition.

To help affected families and communities, Abbott and Abbott Fund are working with our longstanding disaster relief partner organizations, including Feeding America, Direct Relief, Americares and World Central Kitchen, to deliver aid where it’s needed most.

Our biggest goals are unlikely to come easy. That means late nights and early mornings — with loads of dedication in-between. But even with plenty of hustle in store, there are also savvy ways to tackle some of the biggest challenges ahead.

“My mom had diabetes for the longest time. I didn’t know,” Harry Ma begins.

No one person, one group or one approach stands a chance against diabetes, a disease that threatens to sap the "quality" out of "quality of life" for hundreds of millions of people around the world.