At our 2009 Gala, the Minnesota American Diabetes Association honored the Diabetes Program at the Minnesota Department of Health for development of the Minnesota Diabetes 2010 Plan: Creating a Healthier Future for All People in Minnesota. Video produced by mojo solo.
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The American Diabetes Association’s American Diabetes Alert® is a one-day, “wake-up” call to inform the public about the seriousness of diabetes, particularly when diabetes is left undiagnosed or untreated. American Diabetes Alert® Day encourages those at risk for developing type 2 diabetes to take the American Diabetes Risk Test and, if they score high, to schedule an appointment to see their doctor. The risk test, in English or Spanish, is available in brochure form by calling the Association toll-free at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or by visiting www.diabetes.org/risk-test.
* Nearly 21 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes — and one third of them are unaware they have the disease.
* Another 54 million Americans have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts them at serious risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
* Among the primary risk factors for type 2 diabetes are being overweight, sedentary, over the age of 45 and having a family history of diabetes. African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at an increased risk, as are women who have had babies weighing more than nine pounds at birth.
* Unfortunately, people with type 2 diabetes can live for years without realizing that they have the disease. While people with diabetes can exhibit noticeable symptoms, such as frequent urination, blurred vision and excessive thirst, most people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes do not show these overt warning signs at the time that they develop the disease.
* Often, type 2 diabetes only becomes evident when people develop one or more of its serious complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, eye damage, and nerve damage that can lead to amputations.
* Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease and has no cure.
The American Diabetes Association is the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of the nearly 21 million children and adults currently living with the disease. Held on the fourth Tuesday of every March, the 19th annual American Diabetes Alert® is March 27, 2007.
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i know like bake sales….but i need something else….my best friend has just been diagnosed with diabetes…..and i want to help raise money for the American Diabetes Association. I really want to help her and other kids like her….any ideas??? Thank you sooo much.
I’m sorry to hear about your friend… It’s so wonderful that you want to help out and make a difference!
I found this link: http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/index.html
It looks like it has a lot of ideas there. You can throw a fundraising picnic or party, try to find people to donate food (sometimes even grocery stores will) and then ask everyone to donate $5 at the door. Sometimes you can find someone who produces a product to sell it wholesale to you, and then you can sell it at retail price and donate the profits. (like those school fundraising catalogs)
Contact the organization too, if you haven’t yet. They might have some great ideas!
It’s so wonderful to see people pitching in to make a difference! Thank you!
Marva Wright New Orleans Musician gives testimonials about the ADA
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This is another part of the lecture where the speaker (an engineer) discusses why the American Diabetes Association (ADA) fired him. Despite the engineer’s success with improving the health of diabetics in the support group, doctors complained that they were losing money because people were buying less diabetic drugs.
Note: African-Americans and other ethnic groups are manipulated by these groups via church health fairs and by asking them to do volunteer work.
Racial profiling exists in many walks of life — schools, work, police, doctors, hospitals, medical industry, shopping, etc.
The best thing to do is to arm yourself with knowledge.
Read “Why Black People Are Droppin’ Like Flies” (Dying So Fast)
http://www.shop.deathtodiabetes.com/product.sc?categoryId=2&productId=72
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