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The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) is committed to raising public awareness about gout and arming patients, like you, with resources to help you better understand gout diagnosis and treatment.
As you may know, gout and elevated levels of uric acid have been linked with several serious health issues - including permanent bone, joint and tissue damage; kidney stones and kidney disease; heart disease, heart attack and stroke; and diabetes. Despite this, new research supported by GUAES reveals few Americans and gout sufferers understand the connection between elevated uric acid levels and comorbid health issues.
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October 12 is National World Arthritis Day. While gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis today, just 37% of Americans know that gout is even a type of arthritis. There are also many other misconceptions about gout. In fact, one in five say they do not know what gout is at all and six in 10 admit to not knowing that gout is a chronic, life-long disease.
To reduce risk for gout and future flares, it is important to maintain a healthy serum uric acid level of 6.0 mg/dL and ask your doctor for a routine blood test every six months.
Learn more the importance of going for six and the "Go for 6" campaign here.
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According to new research from GUAES, more than eight out 10 Americans overall and six out of 10 people who have been diagnosed with gout say they do not know their target serum uric acid level. Additionally, just 38 percent of people with gout say they have had their uric acid tested within the past six months -- and two-thirds of Americans overall have never had their uric acid tested.
In a continued effort to raise awareness about the importance of knowing your target uric acid number, GUAES introduced a new comic from artist Shaun Boland to remind those who have or who are at risk for gout to go for a target number of 6.0 mg/dL.
Learn more about the "Go for 6" campaign and how to control your uric acid levels here.
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This fact sheet explains gout and its risk factors. Learn more about this painful form of inflammatory arthritis and the effects the disease can have on your body, here.
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