Tag Archives: type 1 diabetes
Bemi Wayland: North Carolina Camper, Youth Ambassador and Red Rider
If you asked the Wayland family why they ride in Tour de Cure®, they would say it is for their daughter or for their older sister, Bemi. Continue reading
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Posted in Advocacy, Family, Food and Fitness, Life with Diabetes, Red Rider, Stop Diabetes, Tour de Cure, Volunteer Stories Tagged Advocacy, American Diabetes Association, children with diabetes, diabetes, diabetes advocates, family, Stop Diabetes, tour de cure, type 1 diabetes, Volunteer
The Genetics of Diabetes
Unlike some traits, diabetes doesn’t seem to be inherited in a simple pattern, and there is a lot of misinformation out there about its causes. It’s apparent, though, that some people are born more likely to develop diabetes than others. Continue reading
I Love Someone with Diabetes: Jessica Vermaak
I have a wonderful husband, a sister and a brother—all with type 1 diabetes. Oh, yes, and I am also type 1! It is a joke around my family that you are the odd one out if you don’t need a shot before dinner! Continue reading
Learn How to be Healthy, Active and Live Well with Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association EXPOs are FREE one-day diabetes-focused health events in more than a dozen metropolitan cities that bring health care professionals, experts, product exhibitors and volunteers together under one roof. Continue reading
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Posted in About Us, Cooking, EXPO, Food and Fitness, High-Risk Populations, Life with Diabetes, Prediabetes, Stop Diabetes Tagged American Diabetes Association, children with diabetes, cooking, diabetes, diabetes complications, diabetes prevention, diabetes technology, family, living with type 2 diabetes, Nutrition, Prediabetes, Stop Diabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Researchers on a Mission
We’re in the midst of an incredibly exciting time for diabetes research. Diabetes is so much more complex and nuanced than researchers previously thought, and we are finding out so much about what causes it. Continue reading
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Advocacy in Action – Our 2014 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
Each year, the Association works to identify the leading federal and state legislative and regulatory priorities that will guide our ongoing efforts to Stop Diabetes®. These priorities help guide our work with Congress and state legislators, and drive our efforts to make diabetes research, prevention programs and access to health care a top priority on Capitol Hill and in every statehouse across the nation. Continue reading
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Get to Know our 2014 National Youth Advocate, Basma Abdellaoui!
From the beginning, my family, friends, doctors and the American Diabetes Association have had such a huge influence on me. Continue reading
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