Please help me StepOut to Fight Diabetes!

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Troy
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Please help me StepOut to Fight Diabetes!

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Recently my Aunt Betty passed away after a long struggle against Diabetes. As a way to honor her memory, and help in the fight against Diabetes, many members of my family including myself are participating in the American Diabetes Association StepOut Walk to Fight Diabetes.

The StepOut walk will be held in Hudson, OH on September 20, 2008. We will be joining more than 100,000 participants in 180 cities nationwide who are walking to fight diabetes. The dollars raised through StepOut go towards research, education, and advocacy efforts to help the tens of millions of Americans affected by diabetes.

While I have not yet been diagnosed with Diabetes, it does run in my family so it is only a matter of time. If you could support me in this effort by making a donation, please follow the link below to my personal page and click on "Sponsor me":

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=per ... px=4363139

And for more information about my team, please click here:

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=tea ... _id=309388

Any amount that you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Troy
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Hello

Unfortunately i can not support you now, but I must say that I am very sorry for your aunt. I also have diabetes so I know how it is living in the fear of getting a copy.
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Post by Elephant Knight »

Woah.

Having Diabetes is not fun. (I know, I am one). I wish I could help you, but I cannot.

Best of luck!

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While I am not much of a health person myself, one way to prevent diabetes is to stay away from sweet stuff.

Best of luck with your fund raiser. I will see what I can do to help.


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Prince Imdol, there is diabetes type 1 and type 2 type 1 you can not prevent by staying away from sweets. But type 2 can be awoided by staying away from the sweet stuff. :wink:
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