diabetes
Submitted by lovealwaysallie on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 22:39.
I am going to solve the problem of Type 1 Diabetes. There are 23.6 million people in the United States, or 8% of the population, who have diabetes. The total prevalence of diabetes increased 13.5% from 2005-2007. Only 24% of diabetes is undiagnosed, down from 30% in 2005 and from 50% ten years ago. (http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp)
Submitted by DFine21 on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 16:12.
Dollars for Diabetes, an initiative started by Team Brotherly Love is a project run by kids for kids. It was founded after Team Brotherly Love started the JDRF Golf & Tennis Open one year ago, in order to get kids involved. The initiative gets children of all ages engaged in fundraising or what we call, "FUNraising." These youth philanthropists "funraise" at all community events ranging from town fairs to tournaments to athletic events as well as at retailers around the state of New Jersey.
Submitted by krjones313 on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 21:38.
My High School last year had 24 type I diabetics. 60% of those had a very difficult time coping with the disease until I started group. At first it was just me, and four others. Within a month that grew to 10 members, and shortly thereafter, 19 of the 24 diabetics at my school participated in it. Diabetes is a disease that is caused by the hormone called insulin stops working properly. Many assume that diabetes is genetic, however, more and more people, who have not had a relative diagnosed with the disease, are becoming type I diabetic.
Submitted by lsponaugle on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 13:02.
The Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes cares for over 800 children with diabetes from Western New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania. This condition is unlike any other in that families are asked to master a voluminous amount of information during a short hospitilzation after their child has been diagnosed with a serious, chronic condition. They are then required to go home and apply this information in order to keep their child healthy.
Submitted by singintwin on Wed, 01/02/2008 - 04:17.
The ultimate goal of "The Singer Twins - Making A Difference," is to help cure diabetes. To accomplish this goal, my twin sister, Mollie, and I, focus on four primary areas: Awareness, Advocacy, Fundraising and Mentoring. However, by nature, Mollie and I are shy. Luckily, we are able to draw on our musical talent with which we have been blessed to help us overcome our shyness, ultimately enabling us to reach larger audiences and communicate our positive message.
Submitted by Lauren Stanford on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 14:26.
"Got Islet's: Lauren's League for a Cure" is dedicated to two things: raising funds for research to cure Type 1 diabetes and raising public awareness and UNDERSTANDING of what Type 1 diabetes is. With the increase attention on Type 2 diabetes, the lines are even more blurred than ever, and Lauren's League works to educate kids and adults that Type 1 is NOT a disease you can avoid or eat well to make better. The ONLY answer is a cure.
Submitted by taysamuels on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 11:39.
My stomach ALWAYS growls before lunch...After talking to a few students at my high school, we had all found out we were suffering from the same thing; hunger before lunchtime! Students began bringing chocolate, soda and greasy chips to school just to snack on between their classes. A group of friends and myself decided that we needed to provide healthier food options and snacks at our school BETWEEN classes and meals.
We want to install a vendng machine on our campus that includes healthy and filling snacks like granola bars, pretzels and nutrigrain bars!
Submitted by KTKaye on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 15:28.
Having Diabetes Mellitus (DM) doubles the odds that a patient will develop depression in their lifetime. It's a cruel cycle: depression makes diabetes difficult to manage and uncontrolled diabetes leads to deeper depression. This situation is difficult for anyone: now imagine the struggles faced by those below the poverty threshold. It's a problem that needs to be addressed and that's exactly what I want to do.
Walker’s Point Community Clinic (WPCC) is a point of entry clinic providing primary and urgent care on the South Side of Milwaukee, WI.
Submitted by lmelodia on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 01:14.
I started the Bed-Stuy CSA, because families in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn are unable to purchase fresh vegetables in the neighborhood. This lack of access to fresh, healthy food contributes to the neighborhood’s significant health epidemics: according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Health of Central Brooklyn report, residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant suffer a rate of heart disease 30% higher than the NYC average and are two times more likely to have diabetes than the average New Yorker. In fact, 1 in 3 Bed-Stuy residents is obese.
Submitted by yourman@ix.netc... on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 00:46.
<>Upon entering high school, I created a club called the Juvenile Diabetes Awareness Club (JDAC) to bring awareness of diabetes and to raise money for diabetes organizations. In three years, JDAC has raised over $35,000. This money is being used to send children to diabetes camp for 2 weeks of valuable education, not to mention fun! Many of these children may not have been able to monetarily afford this. I hope to share the success of this club with students around the country.
