Flying High
Fourteen years ago, when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Douglas Cairns was forced to give up his dream of being a military flight instructor. He was told he could never fly again. Fourteen...
View ArticleNever a Dull Moment
The hardest part was not the climbing,” says Midge Cross, 59, of her attempt to scale Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. “It was the tedium.” Cross, from Mazama, Washington, might seem...
View ArticleSetting Sail
John Dennis, 58, says that self-monitoring to control his type 2 diabetes comes naturally because he is used to "going it alone." After all, taking care of himself is as much a solo responsibility...
View ArticleDiabetes Camping Program Gets Funding From Donovan McNabb Foundation
A foundation headed by Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has donated $150,000 to the American Diabetes Association’s youth camping program. To honor the generous donation, the ADA has...
View ArticleEveryday Heroes
"Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story" – John Barth. Here at Diabetes Health, we call our May issue the "heroes issue." Why? Because, beginning about five years ago, we started giving...
View ArticleDoctors Can Be Everyday Heroes, Too
Dr. Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, FACPM is a very interesting man. He served as the Acting Surgeon General of the United States in 2006 and was made Chairman of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes...
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