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Four years ago, Patrick Clendenen’s youngest child, Claire, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. Since then, Clendenen has supported Claire in her struggle, and served primarily to “provide perspective” to his daughter and his family. Clendenen will be honored Tuesday as “Father of the Year” by the American Diabetes Association, but he says his daughter, now ...

(ARA)—Diabetes is a serious disease that affects nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States. Early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment and delaying or preventing some of its complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation and death. This year, T-fal has joined the American Diabetes Association’s Stop Diabetes movement to ...

The American Diabetes Association announced new research funding to study the effectiveness of technology-based diabetes management devices. The research awards will be granted pursuant to an application process and supported by Medtronic. Studies funded by the American Diabetes Association/Medtronic Technology in Diabetes Fellowship will utilize Medtronic's CareLink database -- a database of anonymous continuous glucose monitoring ...

Summer is fast approaching and many people use this time to get out of town. Vacationing for people with diabetes is no different than for people without diabetes. In fact, with the proper preparation, no vacation destination is off limits if you have this disease. The key to success is to be prepared. Here’s some ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - The 19th annual American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes fund-raising campaign kicks off Wednesday with a breakfast and meeting. The meeting will take place from 8 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Savannah downtown. Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes is a national fund-raising effort of the American Diabetes Association where participants ...

RICHMOND – Matt Amore remembers the night that the call came over the scanner for an address he knew by heart. Amore, the former assistant fire chief of the Richmond Township Fire Protection District, and his wife, Ellen, both were working at the Richmond fire station that May night in 2008. “In the middle of the night, ...

BALTIMORE -- Millions of Americans have type 2 diabetes, and many more are at high risk for the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. But some are saying the old adage that you have type 2 diabetes for life is a myth, and one woman says she's living proof of it. Several years ago, Karen McRae ...

Key medical organizations involved in the treatment of diabetes, organizations advocating for the rights of children with disabilities, child care advocates, the United States Department of Justice, the California Department of Education, and the California School Boards Association filed friend of the court briefs in the California Supreme Court this week in support of the ...

(ARA) - You may have heard that diabetes runs in families. But diabetes doesn't have to run a family's life, as long as the person with the disease is surrounded by knowledgeable friends and family members ready to assist their loved one in managing the disease. Too often, diabetes is thought of as a senior's disease. ...

Hanna Lui is just 8 years old, but she’s very concerned about diabetes and about Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler. “He had to give up Reeses Peanut Butter Cups,” said Lui, who raised $2,500 for the American Diabetes Association during the spring fund-raising drive at the Laura B. Sprague School in Lincolnshire. A diabetes sufferer, Jay Cutler was just ...