Category: Diabetes Advocacy

The room inside of my head - Jen Jacobs

The Diabetes Declarations Art Project

Artist Jen Jacobs, who has been living with type 1 diabetes since the age of 12, is launching a new diabetes art project. And the best part is that it involves you! Jen is reaching out to members of the diabetes community and asking us to e-mail a declaration to her.
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Diabetes Mine Patient Voices Contest

Diabetes Mine has launched a new Patient Voices Contest in which e-Patients and hands-on caregivers can voice their concerns about diabetes device design. To enter, patients and caregivers must submit a 2-3 minute video describing what they would like to see from diabetes device makers, and what issues they have with the current technology.
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Diabetes Mine Patient Voices Contest

Diabetes Mine has launched a new Patient Voices Contest in which e-Patients and hands-on caregivers can voice their concerns about diabetes device design. To enter, patients and caregivers must submit a 2-3 minute video describing what they would like to see from diabetes device makers, and what issues they have with the current technology.
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Randy Jackson and Merck Partner for Type 2 Diabetes Campaign

Randy Jackson, Grammy Award-winning music producer and American Idol judge, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003, has partnered with Merck to help and encourage those with type 2 diabetes to live healthier lives. In a program called Taking Diabetes to Heart, Randy Jackson is using his personal experience to help others...
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Diabetes Alert Day

American Diabetes Association Alert Day® is a one-day "wake-up call” asking the American public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Held on the fourth Tuesday of every March, the next Alert Day will be held on March 27, 2012. For every Diabetes Risk Test taken, Boar’s Head® - manufacturer of premium delicatessen products - will donate $5 to the American Diabetes Association starting March 27 through April 27, 2012, up to $50,000.
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Schuhmacher Family’s Miracle

Meri Schuhmacher writes the blog Our Diabetic Life. She and her husband Ryan are the parents of fours sons, three of whom have type 1 diabetes. Right now this special family is praying for a miracle. Last month Ryan, 40, was diagnosed with cancer, and he has a giant battle to fight. Funds are being raised to help the Schuhmachers.
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Sanofi’s Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge Launched

Sanofi US has launched its Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge and is accepting entries. The Innovation Challenge is aligned with the United States government's initiative to use an open dialogue to drive action toward a three-part aim: innovation in the quality, delivery and cost of diabetes care...
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