They deal with diabetes as best they can, with two test strips a day to measure their glucose and an insulin preparation that should be banned for kids with type 1 diabetes...
Category: Diabetes Advocacy
JDRF has partnered with over 700 online stores to raise money for diabetes research. To participate in this fundraiser all you have to do is download the JDRF toolbar, visit the sites of participating merchants, and shop. Every time you make a purchase, JDRF will receive 1%-5% of the price. Not only will the the cost of your purchases not go up, but you'll also be eligible to receive special offers.
Patient 13 is a feature documentary about the race to cure type 1 diabetes...
It's not too late to do the Big Blue Test!
Not sure what the Big Blue Test is? It's a diabetes awareness program started by the nonprofit Diabetes Hands Foundation, that takes place every November leading up to World Diabetes Day on November 14. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes.
NIH urges you to make a plan to prevent diabetes, complications Statement of NIDDK Director Griffin P. Rodgers for National Diabetes Month, World Diabetes Day.
In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges...
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...
Brenda Novak, mother of five and bestselling New York Times and USA Today author, has raised over $1.3 million dollars for diabetes research through her annual online auctions. Brenda's youngest son, Thad, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of five.
People with diabetes will help change the lives for others with diabetes in need as they do something in unison – exercise. Every time someone participates in the Big Blue Test and shares the experience on BigBlueTest.org, a donation of life-saving supplies will be made on their behalf to someone with diabetes in need...
Ten members of the Team Type 1-SANOFI running team will set off to run 3,000 miles across America in an effort to spread the message of better health through proper diabetes management, increase awareness of the growing diabetes crisis in the U.S., and promote prevention through exercise. The athletes, who all have type 1 diabetes, are part of Team Type 1 which is a global sports organization dedicated to radically changing the lives of people around the world with diabetes...
On a few shoots I had to stop shooting because I had low blood sugar...