Diabetes E-News Now! Consumer Edition 03/08/01

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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:

1. Americans Encouraged To " Know More About Diabetes " With Release Of

Commemorative Postage Stamp

2. American Diabetes Association Teams Up With Billie King To

Support Young Tennis Players With Diabetes

3. The ADA Is Looking For A Few Good Activists (okay, more than a few)

4. Insulin Without Injections May Be A Reality In Near Future

5. Heart Surgery Risky For People With Diabetes

6. New Look and Improved Focus for American Diabetes Association

7. The New Soul Food Cookbook for People with Diabetes

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1. Americans Encouraged To " Know More About Diabetes " With Release Of

Commemorative Postage Stamp

On March 16, the US Postal Service will hold a " first day of issuance "

ceremony for a new diabetes awareness stamp. This colorful stamp

features a person with a microscope and a vial of blood, along with the

text, " Know More About Diabetes. " The ceremony will be held at the

Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, and the stamp will be available for

purchase at post offices nationwide thereafter. Click here to learn

more:

http://www.diabetes.org/ada/stamp.asp

2. American Diabetes Association Teams Up With Billie King To

Support Young Tennis Players With Diabetes

The Billie King Foundation and the American Diabetes Association

are working together to recognize scholar athletes with type 1 diabetes.

Named for two tennis-playing sisters who have grown up with the

disease, the King Foundation's Donnelly Awards offer annual prizes of

$5,000 to two individuals who play interscholastic, intercollegiate or

intramural tennis and have type 1 diabetes. The application deadline for

the awards is May 15, 2001. Click below to find out more:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/030801_billie.asp

3. The ADA Is Looking For A Few Good Activists (okay, more than a few)

President Bush wants to continue efforts to double funding for the

National Institutes of Health (NIH, which oversees diabetes research

funding). This is good news. But how can we make it great news for

people affected by diabetes? We need to make sure diabetes research

funding increases at a much faster rate than the rest of NIH. Our goal:

to reach the funding recommendations of the Diabetes Research Working

Group as quickly as possible. To do this, we need an army of advocates

calling, writing and e-mailing their elected officials.

Join thousands of other diabetes activists and sign up to receive the

Advocacy E-news. Every two weeks or so, you'll get information on

diabetes-related issues facing the federal government - along with a

call to action on what you can do about it from your own computer.

To sign up...http://www.diabetes.org/takeaction/delegate.asp

4. Insulin Without Injections May Be A Reality In Near Future

People with diabetes who use insulin may be able to look forward to a

less painful future. A significant percentage of the estimated 16

million people with diabetes in the U.S. must give themselves insulin

injections several times a day to regulate their blood sugar. New

technologies such as inhaled insulin, implanted insulin pumps, insulin

pills and insulin mouth spray offer hope for people with diabetes

wishing to forego the sting of needles. To read more on this subject

click here:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/030801_insulin.asp

5. Heart Surgery Risky For People With Diabetes

Suffering from greater rates of artery blockage than those without the

disease, people with diabetes account for 15-25 percent of the

candidates for angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery. A new study

finds that people with diabetes undergoing artery-clearing balloon

angioplasty operations have a higher death rate following the operation

than people who don't have diabetes. For the complete story click here:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/030801_heart.asp

6. New Look and Improved Focus for American Diabetes Association

The American Diabetes Association releases corporate, programmatic and

financial information in its annual report for fiscal year 2000.

Introducing the new theme of " Cure. Care. Commitment. " the report

recognizes the Association's volunteer leadership, prominent donors and

corporate sponsors. Click below to see full text.

http://www.diabetes.org/annualreport/AnnualReport2000/

7. The New Soul Food Cookbook for People with Diabetes

Dig into sensational low-fat recipes from the first African American

cookboook for people with diabetes. More than 150 recipes in all,

including appetizers, snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, vegetables,

side dishes and desserts. Click here to order:

http://store.diabetes.org/adabooks/product.asp?pfid=699

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