“font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;”>As the mother of a 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes at 22 months of age, I am not encouraged by the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 26 million American have diabetes (about one in 12).
“font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;”> Any person who is dependent on insulin (which is a therapy, not a cure) is at increased risk for heart disease, non-traumatic amputations, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and nerve damage. The day my daughter was diagnosed, her life span was reduced by 15 years.
“font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;”> I just want to take this opportunity to applaud the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. It leads the research agenda to slow the progression of complications in the newly diagnosed, reversing it in people who have lived with diabetes for years and is moving forward to prevent the disease in people at risk and in future generations.
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“font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;”> Linda Short
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