After spending a weekend in St. Louis at the American Diabetes Association’s Community Volunteer Leadership Conference, I’m more convinced than ever of the vital work being done by the ADA and how important it is for us as cyclists to keep raising funds through the NEC and other Tour de Cure events to support the [...]
Read full post...Over the past few weeks thousands of people contacted the White House and Congress urging the passage of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill. On Thursday, November 15th, the House voted to override the President’s veto. While more votes were picked up, they still fell short of the number needed to override the veto.
This bill contained what [...]
Boston’s world-renowned Prudential Tower will join 200 monuments across the world and will light its top floors in blue in honor of World Diabetes Day tonight (Wednesday, November 14). The lighting is part of a global effort to raise awareness of diabetes and its impact on the 246 million people worldwide with the disease.
Boston’s Mayor [...]
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon H. Mansfield said today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to expand its efforts to prevent and control diabetes as part of an ongoing campaign to help veterans eat healthy, watch their weight and stay physically active.
What better way to keep up your physical activity than with a [...]
Vietnam veterans with type 2 diabetes are eligible for disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) based on their presumed exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides. In 2000, the VA added type 2 diabetes to the list of “presumptive diseases associated with herbicide exposure.” That action followed a report from the National [...]
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