New England Classic

At the risk of leaving someone out (because I certainly will), here are some thank yous.
First and foremost, thank you to all the sponsors. Your donations are what this is all about. On behalf of the 24 million Americans with diabetes, thank you for your support and commitment.
Thanks to the riders. It was tough, it [...]

This week, the American Diabetes Association is encouraging people from around the country to make a difference by calling Congress and urging them to do much more to fight diabetes.
Please call 1-877-ADA-2008 today and urge your members of Congress to help the 20.8 million Americans with diabetes by supporting an increase in research and prevention funding [...]

The American Diabetes Alert Day is a one-day, “wake-up” call to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes. The American Diabetes Association encourages people to take the Diabetes Risk Test and find out if they are at risk for developing diabetes. Observed on the fourth Tuesday of every March, the 20th annual American Diabetes Alert [...]

What is the Diabetes EXPO you may ask? Well, it’s one stop shopping for everything related to diabetes, healthy eating and active living. This high-energy event is designed to provide you with access to product demonstrations, free product and food samples, knowledgeable health professionals, exiciting lectures, comprehensive health screenings, hands-on workshops and [...]

Two weeks ago,  the Pennsylvania groundhog saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.   So I guess we can blame Punxsutawney Phil (or is it Mother Nature?)  for another winter that just won’t go away.
Winter can be a depressing time of year for many people.  Long winter days can put anyone in a [...]

Kelly Close takes a look at the recent press release at the ACCORD study
Statement from the ADA.
ACCORD Trial Q&A

Today, the American Diabetes Association, members of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and diabetes experts hosted a congressional briefing to discuss the annual diabetes cost estimates for 2007 which were compiled in a study by the Lewin Group on behalf of the ADA. This study is an update of the previous cost study published five [...]

Author James S. Hirsch appears on Jeanne Blake’s About Health program which appears on Boston City TV (a/k/a The Menino Channel) (channel 24 on Comcast). He talks about his new book, Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes, America’s Biggest Epidemic. Blake does her usual excellent job and it’s a fascinating interview.
See if you can catch it.

http://www.cheatingdestiny.com/
Cheating [...]

Why should you join us on the New England Classic Bicycle Tour and raise funds for the American Diabetes Association’s efforts to find a cure?  Here are the numbers:

 20.8 million Americans have diabetes

 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes

 13.3% of adult African Americans have diabetes

 20.9% Americans over age 60 have diabetes

 33% of children born in 2000  will develop diabetes sometime in their  [...]

For many years, the American Diabetes Association has helped families and health care providers manage type 1 diabetes through resources and local programs including ADA’s Diabetes Camps and Family Resource Networks. Now the ADA expands it commitment to these families by weaving all of its programs and resources for type 1 youth under a [...]