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Help Us Kiss Diabetes Goodbye
Target: President Barack Obama
Sponsored by: American Diabetes Association
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.
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.
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2:57 am PST, Nov 8,
Suzy Chersky, California
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Aisha Shah, California
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Akshay Khullar, India
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Miguel Dias, New York
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Rashas Weber, Oregon
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Polina Bakhteiarov, Massachusetts
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Brittany Honeyman, Virginia
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9:47 pm PST, Nov 7,
Melissa Holmes, California
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Gustavo Zardeneta, California
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7:24 pm PST, Nov 7,
Susan Huber, Illinois
I also have diabetes. I believe my parents would have raised me differently if they would have been educated early. We can beat this!!!! Health care coverage and education is the key!!!
I also have diabetes. I believe my parents would have raised me differently if they would have been educated early. We can beat this!!!! Health care coverage and education is the key!!!
# 11,587:
5:55 pm PST, Nov 7,
Maryann Smale, Maine
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5:38 pm PST, Nov 7,
Bonnie Malinowski, Illinois
My husband was a childhood diabetic. Every day at work I see the effects of diabetes. I am a dietitian in dialysis and Nephrology-transplant at the University of Chicago Medical Center
My husband was a childhood diabetic. Every day at work I see the effects of diabetes. I am a dietitian in dialysis and Nephrology-transplant at the University of Chicago Medical Center
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5:29 pm PST, Nov 7,
Joann Sourek, Ohio
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Kathy Hillis, California
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Jenny Horton, California
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Jason O'Neal, Texas
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Margaret A. Brooks, Kentucky
I also believe that our education system needs to get involved in teaching children and their parents about diet, diabetes, exercise, and eating for good health. As I grew up, physical education was more an environment to get kids to "let off steam" with complete disregard to children's learning about living healthy. With such a huge percentage of kids overweight at very early ages, it is time to stop ignoring and allowing pier abuse of "that fat kid" and provide some prevention as well as assistance with obesity.
I also believe that our education system needs to get involved in teaching children and their parents about diet, diabetes, exercise, and eating for good health. As I grew up, physical education was more an environment to get kids to "let off steam" with complete disregard to children's learning about living healthy. With such a huge percentage of kids overweight at very early ages, it is time to stop ignoring and allowing pier abuse of "that fat kid" and provide some prevention as well as assistance with obesity.
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3:26 pm PST, Nov 7,
Danielle Pimentel, Idaho
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Day Elam, Tennessee
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Patrick De La Garza Und Senkel, Texas
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Sonya Zucca, California
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Shirrie Bryce, Florida
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Aline Green, California
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Jisoo Kim, California
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Regan Gere, California
Pres. Bush delayed and thwarted efforts with stem cell research...please continue and increase this avenue. We need universal single payer healthcare
Pres. Bush delayed and thwarted efforts with stem cell research...please continue and increase this avenue. We need universal single payer healthcare
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12:59 pm PST, Nov 7,
Elisa Parker, California
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L. Beacock, California
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Joseph Saunders, North Carolina
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T Boyle, Virginia
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Lisa Wells, Connecticut
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Shelley Carroll, California
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Julia Ruff, Georgia
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Oscar Gutierrez, California
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Tom Sims, Florida
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Monika Peters, California
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Michael Bliden, California
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Alexis Nazario, Delaware
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Lee Dobbins, Alaska
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Seth Rosenblatt, California
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Karen Sand, Washington
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Mark Chiu, California