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Make your tax-deductible donation before it's too late. View Web version Dear Andrea: Prevent and cure diabetes — that's what I think about every day as a physician and diabetes researcher. I've worked with the American Diabetes Association for more than 25 years, and the progress has astounded me. How far have we come? Just ask anyone who has lived with diabetes since the 1960s, when glucose test strips were first introduced to replace those inconvenient urine tests. Our patients have since witnessed the introduction of blood glucose monitors, insulin pens and insulin pumps — not to mention the many medications and other treatments we now have to better manage diabetes and its complications. But even insulin is not a cure for diabetes. A record 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with diabetes in the next 12 months. We need to do much more in 2015 in order to stop this epidemic. Your gift today will help scientists continue to develop life-changing treatments that improve the lives of people with diabetes and get us closer to a cure. Give now to the American Diabetes Association so we can accelerate our research and respond to the urgent need for our lifesaving programs. In 2014, we led the fight to increase federal funding of diabetes research and programs by an additional $137 million. The Association also invested $35.5 million in research — for more than 400 projects — leading to lifesaving treatments, such as reducing cardiovascular disease risk in youth with type 1 diabetes; artificial pancreas development to prevent and treat low blood glucose; and improving a mother's diet during pregnancy to reduce risk of obesity and diabetes in her offspring. We need your support to continue to lead the fight to Stop Diabetes® — to fund the research that will help prevent and eventually cure diabetes. Please donate before midnight Dec. 31 — we must reach our $1 million goal to continue this urgent work. With gratitude, Elizabeth R. Seaquist, M.D. President, Medicine & Science American Diabetes Association P.S. Your donation could be the one that helps us hit our goal of $1 million. Please give your gift to the American Diabetes Association before midnight this Wednesday, Dec. 31. Thank you. P.P.S. Give $125 or more and get a FREE Holiday Tote Bag. The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fighting for those affected by diabetes. An impressive 74% of every dollar spent supports research, advocacy, information and public awareness for people affected by diabetes. To donate by phone: 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) To contact us by mail: American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 Fed. Tax I.D. #13-1623888 HDR VIEW ONLINE | MANAGE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS American Diabetes Association | 1701 North Beauregard Street | Alexandria, VA 22311 | 1-800-DIABETES Please add news@diabetes.org to your address book to ensure you receive all future emails. Click Here to Unsubscribe. Copyright © 1995-2014 American Diabetes Association. All Rights Reserved.



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