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Help Us Kiss Diabetes Goodbye

Target: President Barack Obama
Sponsored by: American Diabetes Association

One in three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. Diabetes is serious and its complications are deadly, which can include an increased risk of heart disease, nerve damage, blindness, amputations and death.

Diabetes is growing at an alarming rate. Nearly 24 million children and adults are living with this disease and an additional 57 million people have pre-diabetes. This epidemic needs to be stopped.

We need action to change the future of diabetes. Sign the petition to urge President Obama to pay close attention to the prevention and eradication of diabetes.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Dear President Barack Obama,

One in three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. With this diagnosis brings an increased risk of heart disease, nerve damage, blindness, amputations and death.

As you begin your administration, I am asking you to help:
- reduce burden of diabetes and other chronic diseases in America;
- provide accessible, adequate and affordable health care coverage for all;
- improve the quality of health care for people with diabetes; and
- ensure all individuals are treated equally and fairly by the health system.

This is the only way to change the future of diabetes in our country.

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We took action on “Help Us Kiss Diabetes Goodbye”!

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12:35 pm PDT, Jun 29, Roberta Brzozowski, Ohio
my son has diabetes. he has had this as a young boy. can't anyone find a cure.. now with stem cell research, i hope pancreases can made from their own tissues. so they will diabetes free??

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10:02 am PDT, Jun 26, Name not displayed, Utah

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6:52 am PDT, Jun 25, Rika Toll, Utah

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11:04 pm PDT, Jun 23, Diane Solomon, Tennessee

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10:31 pm PDT, Jun 23, Gwenn Meltzer, Pennsylvania
__Humanitarianism First!!

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9:55 pm PDT, Jun 23, Claire Chambers, California

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7:54 pm PDT, Jun 23, Frances Reiss, Vermont
Both my husband and myself and my son who is a disabled homeless veteran are all diabetics. This disease must be eradicated and the population needs to be educated to the causes and seriousness of this disease.

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5:01 pm PDT, Jun 23, Linda Baldwin, Alabama

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3:18 pm PDT, Jun 23, Daile O'Connor, New Jersey

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3:17 pm PDT, Jun 23, Janis Ciofalo, Pennsylvania

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3:58 am PDT, Jun 18, Patricia Shaytomer, California

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12:25 am PDT, Jun 18, Anzelika Martonjuk, Ohio

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7:07 pm PDT, Jun 17, Patrice Mykytka, Florida

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4:25 pm PDT, Jun 17, Connie Foster, Colorado

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9:26 am PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Tennessee

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7:17 am PDT, Jun 17, Stormoak Lonewind, Massachusetts

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7:03 am PDT, Jun 17, L. Serotta, California

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11:00 am PDT, Jun 16, Mandy Hogge, Armed Forces Europe

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7:27 pm PDT, Jun 15, Name not displayed, California

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6:40 pm PDT, Jun 15, Reva Smilkstein, California

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5:11 pm PDT, Jun 15, Alyssa Beard, Indiana
Everyone deserves to be treated fairly and no child should have to go through what diabetes causes. Please, if you can, help make diabetes easier by making sure every child with diabetes can get the equipment they need and access to health care.

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2:43 pm PDT, Jun 15, Kory McFarland, California

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2:08 am PDT, Jun 15, Jason Fish, California

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3:29 pm PDT, Jun 14, Monica Rosales, Florida

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1:22 pm PDT, Jun 13, Kristin Hoover, Pennsylvania

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7:04 am PDT, Jun 13, Kelly Cleveland, Colorado
think, then act.

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7:02 am PDT, Jun 12, Name not displayed, Maryland

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6:49 pm PDT, Jun 11, Sassy Albee, Texas

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3:01 pm PDT, Jun 11, Tyler McHaley, Illinois

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2:45 pm PDT, Jun 11, Jacqueline Critser, Florida

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2:32 pm PDT, Jun 11, Karena Myers, Pennsylvania

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5:58 am PDT, Jun 11, David Ryan, New Jersey

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9:29 pm PDT, Jun 10, Paula Berry, Pennsylvania

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8:57 am PDT, Jun 10, Maurice Vogel, Washington

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8:51 am PDT, Jun 10, Athena Batsios, New York

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8:08 am PDT, Jun 10, Sharon Benson, California

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2:33 pm PDT, Jun 9, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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11:25 am PDT, Jun 9, Julie Larsen, California

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11:23 am PDT, Jun 9, Johnine Cimbaro, New Jersey

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9:28 am PDT, Jun 9, Katie Bonsall, Georgia
Both my grandma and my dad have it. This needs to be taken seriously.

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8:23 am PDT, Jun 9, Name not displayed, California
This disease is a nightmare to the person who is affected and to the rest of the family.

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4:30 am PDT, Jun 9, Regina Marino, Connecticut

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11:17 pm PDT, Jun 8, Lisa Costello, Connecticut

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6:26 pm PDT, Jun 8, Nick Hand, Washington D.C.

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6:25 pm PDT, Jun 8, Brianna Keeler, Oklahoma
please help me kiss diabetes goodbye forever!!!!

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1:57 pm PDT, Jun 8, Linda Cook, Michigan

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1:50 pm PDT, Jun 8, Lisa Myers, Pennsylvania

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1:48 pm PDT, Jun 8, Elizabeth O'Connor, Hawaii

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1:33 pm PDT, Jun 8, Jake Thompson, New York

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12:46 pm PDT, Jun 8, Sarah Marin, Texas

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10:40 am PDT, Jun 8, Sara Turner, California

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9:56 am PDT, Jun 8, Roberta Solomon, California

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9:01 am PDT, Jun 8, Rebekah Bischoff, Ohio

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7:46 am PDT, Jun 8, Ciara Quinn, Florida

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