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Support Dorgan/Collins Type 1 research bill

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:21:15 +0000

Thank you Senators Collins and Dorgan for introducing the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) (S. 3058) bill which would provide $200 million each year for the next 5 years for research, development of therapies, and treatment methods to help type 1 diabetics treat the disease in the long term.

Sen. Dorgan, founder of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, and Sen. Collins made us proud today. Urge your Senator to support the Special Diabetes Program. The bill would also provide $200 million a year for treatment initiatives targeted to American Indian and Alaska Native populations, groups that are particularly hard hit by diabetes.

Dodging Diabetes – Andy’s story

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:46:24 +0000

How a guy named Andy found the Yellow Brick Road http://tinyurl.com/yzw7l4z Read about some of the inspiration behind Dodging Diabetes on the Diabetes Mine Blog!

Registration Fees to Increase on February 15th!

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:22:53 +0000

Register NOW before February 15th when registration will go up to $350
per team for the 5th Annual Dodging DiabetesTM Charity Dodgeball
Tournament. Registration is still $300 per team through February 15th.
Please register early!

http://www.active.com/more-sports/rockville-md/5th-annual-dodging-diabetes-dodgeball-tournament-2010

Hope to see you next month!

Diabetes is focus for National Birth Defects Prevention Month

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:56:25 +0000

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month’s annual campaign, “Birth Defects Prevention Month.” This year, January 2010, the focus is on diabetes.

Info from the campaign:

“Diabetes is often diagnosed in women during their childbearing years and can affect the health of both the mother and her unborn child. Poor control of diabetes in a woman who is pregnant increases the chances for birth defects and other problems for the baby (4). Proper health care before and during pregnancy can help prevent birth defects associated with risks, including diabetes, and other poor outcomes, such as miscarriage or stillbirth.

Birth defects affect approximately one in 33 newborns and are a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States (1,2). Lifetime care for all infants born in a single year with one or more of 17 severe birth defects has been estimated at $6 billion (3).”

Please see their website for additional information: http://www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2010.html

Check out our new site

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:17:34 +0000

We love our new Web site – thanks New Signature! Make sure to become a fan on facebook and tweet about the tournament.

Shout out to Mary Tyler Moore, Nick Jonas, J. Patrick Lacher III and the whole JDRF crew on the Hill today

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:39:15 +0000

Dodging Diabetes supports JDRF’s Capitol Hill efforts today and wants to thank all of the celebs, dedicated employees, volunteers and JDRF supporters for testifying today and pulling together today’s events in Washington to raise awareness about the real challenges of Type I diabetes.

And thanks to Joe Lieberman for publicly supporting the fight to knock out diabetes for good!

2009 is a great year for diabetes research

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:00:44 +0000

We’re thrilled that the 2009 Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball tournament was such a success and that over 300 people came together to support our cause and to help fund diabetes research, treatment and education. Together we’re proud to announce we raised over $9,000 for the Joslin Diabetes Center.

And what a better way to end this year’s tournament than today’s announcement by President Obama that he will be ending the ban on stem cell research. We’re hopeful that this will lead to further diabetes research.

Registration update

admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:21:38 +0000

I’m happy to announce that our registration site will be officially up and running Monday morning, January 14. Here’s what you’ll need to know to register your team:

1. Team captains must register and pay for the entire team ($300 for the team, 6-10 players, at least 2 MUST be female)

2. All registration must be done online with a credit card through active.com

3. Team captains must collect names, e-mails, birthdays and T-shirt sizes for all players in order to register the entire team online

4. We will be accepting 26 teams this year. We will sell out, so sign up early!

5. Email dodgingdiabetes@gmail.com with any questions

Have a great weekend!