Novo Nordisk and Chip Ganassi Racing Teams announced that the two organizations have entered into a multi-year extension of their partnership sponsoring No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing entry, driven by Charlie Kimball in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Charlie Kimball is the first licensed driver with type 1 diabetes in the history of...

Novo Nordisk announced that it has donated $50,000 to the Diabetes Hands Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises diabetes awareness and connects people touched by the condition. The donation recognizes the success of the Drive the Switch program, which has motivated more than 10,000 patients to pledge to talk to their doctor...

Nick Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, has teamed up with Bayer HealthCare for the “Simple Inspirations” contest. The contest, sponsored by Bayer HealthCare, challenges people living with diabetes to motivate newly diagnosed patients by sharing their most inspirational thoughts about living with the disease. The goal of the contest...

Novo Nordisk announced today that it has joined Chip Ganassi Racing to create the Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team for  the 2011 IZOD IndyCar season. The team will sponsor a new entry in the series driven by American racecar driver and type 1 diabetic, Charlie Kimball. This partnership makes Kimball one of the first drivers...

California high school right-hander Dylan Covey has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and will honor his commitment to play college baseball at the University of San Diego, bypassing signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers who drafted him with the 14th overall pick. Covey said that college baseball would be...

Bret Michaels, who has type 1 diabetes, took the stage yesterday for the season finale of the reality television competition Celebrity Apprentice.  Michaels took home the title of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ and a big prize for the American Diabetes Association and its summer camps for kids with diabetes. Just stepping on stage was...

Bayer Diabetes Care announced it would be sponsoring a new contest, “Give Back. Simply Win.” The contest is designed to reward people with diabetes for their charitable efforts. Entering the contest is simple; it is open to people with diabetes in three age categories: 6 to 12, 13 to 17 and 18+ years. Contestants can visit www.NicksSimpleWins.com...

The Jonas Brothers are set to perform a concert at Danny DeVito’s house.  The concert will benefit the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. The event is in support of Dr. Francine Kaufman, Nick Jonas’ own diabetes doctor.  Jonas was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the...

Jets owner Woody Johnson gave his first exclusive sit-down interview following the death of his daughter Casey, to FOX Business Network’s (FBN) David Asman. In an interview to be presented Tuesday evening on FBN, Johnson discussed the loss of his daughter, how the family is “holding up,” the Jets, new stadium and having a “few...

Georgetown University’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. According to a report in The Washington Post, Freeman disclosed the diagnosis in an interview Wednesday evening, joined by his physician, Stephen Clement, head of the Diabetes Center at Georgetown University Hospital. The condition shouldn’t...