If you’ve been reading Blisstree this month, then you already know it’s American Diabetes Month. It’s probably even more fitting that November is the chosen month for diabetes awareness, since holiday eating can make some people stray from their health goals.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 24 million children and adults in the US have diabetes. Unfortunately, the morbidity rate of people with diabetes has continued to climb since 1987, even while death rates from cancer have fallen. Diabetes is also the leading cause of kidney failure.

Despite the bleak facts, managing diabetes properly can have a big impact. To help …read more

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The economy has hit everyone hard, and the ADA is no exception. They’ve announced that they are cutting back, just like many companies in America. One source says that due to a “slowdown in fundraising and cuts in federal funding of diabetes research, the Alexandra, Virginia-based American Diabetes Association has eliminated 86 staff positions, about 10 percent of its workforce.”
They are getting rid of jobs that have not been filed and also laying off some folks. They have closed two offices in New England and Maine as well.

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I’ve often said that getting diabetes as a young child has to be the most difficult thing. I got diabetes when I was in my early 20s, and it’s been a challenge enough!
So I have a soft spot for all those children that deal with diabetes. How can you not?
That’s why I like the fact that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) always chooses a child each year to be the “national youth advocate.” It’s one thing to hear people talk about the challenges of diabetes, it’s only to see a young …read more

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Congratulations to Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH, from Tucson, Arizona. She has been honored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) with the Addison B. Scoville Award, which is given away for outstanding volunteer service.
R. Stewart Perry, ADA Chair said, “Her contributions to the diabetes community stretches over many years and her continued dedication to diabetes awareness directly support the American Diabetes Association’s mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people living with diabetes.” ~source
I love that the ADA recognizes volunteers, because they really help highlight diabetes. The more people …read more

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Wouldn’t we love to kiss diabetes goodbye?
Boy, I would. I could kiss the cost, the stress, the misunderstanding, the pain, the body changes, the isolation, and the restrictions goodbye in an instant! I wouldn’t hesitate.
The great thing about being alive today is that we don’t just have to sit around and wait for something to happen. We can make it happen.
For the last several years, we have rec’d nothing but lip service from the current administration in regards to diabetes care. Diabetes continues to grow. And isn’t …read more

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Need a few items for your holiday shopping list?
The American Diabetes Association is having a sale over at its site. If you purchase $75 worth of items before November 9th, you get a free serenity candle. Use the code FREEGIFT at checkout.
They’ve got quite a few really nice things. One is this happiness candle. I love words and candles and inspiration, and this one covers all three!
I may also purchase this digital photo ornament. What a cool thing! How neat to have photos of your loved ones displayed …read more

This is some fabulous news! Renewed promise to continue forward with diabetic gene research…
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has announced research projects to study newly discovered human type 2 diabetes genes in mice, and potentially find new drug molecules that can treat the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes. The projects will be funded through a renewed partnership — between the ADA/Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation Pinnacle Program Project Award — of more than $2 million over three years.
Research from the Foundation’s initial grant led to the discovery of five new genes associated with type 2 diabetes. It …read more