It's week 2 for the campaign to raise awareness of Diabetes and Research for the cure of Type I. Some of the more useful sites I've found include:
Alberta Diabetes Foundation
Canadian Diabetes Association
Stollery Hospital - Diabetes Clinic Virtual Tour
The Cash Store - (Donations in-store locations across Alberta)
The basic factors of living with either Type I &Type II is the balance between (1) diet, (2) moderate regular exercise, & (3) proper management of sugar/insulin levels in the body. (4 to 8 - Feeling great!) A good support system is also required for the balance of these factors and that's where donations come in. Donations go to continuing programs providing help in monitoring a patient's balance of their lifestyle and management and make adjustment suggestions if necessary. Resources are made available through donations. Diabetes may cause stress and tension, like any illness. Support systems providing avenues to discuss first-hand the effects on yourself and/or loved ones. Encouragement and personal experience can be shared with others who are living similar situations.
Research is always the driving force of any fundraiser and Diabetes should not be any different. Advancement in Stem Cell Research as a possible cure has been more than promising. Unfortunately, it has also been underfunded, partially due to public opinion on stem cell research, in general. This is showing itself to be one of the most promising leads for a cure yet since the invention of the process of insulin ((Dr. Banting & co-inventors)) in 1922.
So visit any or all the above-mentioned sites, even if it's only to inform yourself better of early warning signs of Type II (anybody can develop this illness and the numbers are on the rise in Canada).
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