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Diabetes Health - Newsletter for April 5, 2011

A Prodigious Future for Prodigy Diabetes Care and Other Top Stories

Issue 435 - April 5, 2011 www.diabeteshealth.com

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son, Living with Type 1 Diabetes Since 1931

Going Away to College With Diabetes

Nick Jonas: A Good Role Model

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blog A Prodigious Future for Prodigy Diabetes Care

Prodigy Diabetes Care is an aptly named company, a very young enterprise with

the talents of a much older organization and a future that promises prodigious

rewards. It was founded in 2006 by Ramzi Abulhaj and Rick Admani, two brothers

from Palestine who are its sole owners. In the five years since then, they have

built a company that is successfully competing against the diabetes old guard by

focusing on engineering and a unique marketing strategy.

Rick and Ramzi got into the diabetes business by making lancets and meter test

strips for large manufacturers that branded the products as their own. Ramzi

recalls, " Then we lost a bunch of contracts for the companies that we did the

strips for. " Rick says, " After we lost the contracts, we figured, we have all

this equipment, all the know-how. But we also knew that in this business, it

would require a lot of sales and marketing, a lot of advertising, so we wanted

to come up with a gimmick that could give us an advantage over the competition.

We had a grandpa who was diabetic and lost his vision, and we figured, ‘Why

not introduce an audible blood glucose meter?' So we started working with the

American Federation of the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind. "

" We brought them the first meter, and they said, ‘Great, it's good, but it's

not going to work. We want you guys to fix these issues.' So we said, " That's

fine,' and a month later we came back with a new product. They said, ‘We can't

believe you guys work so fast. We've been working with big companies for years

trying to tell them to do these changes, and nobody would listen to us.' We went

back and forth, back and forth, and finally we came up with an ideal product,

which was the Prodigy AutoCode. " Read more...

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blog Each One of Us Inspires the Other

Every spring since 1999, the Diabetes Education and Camping Association (DECA)

has distributed our publication to their young campers. In honor of their

youthful enthusiasm, our springtime issue always focuses on people who inspire

us, from the young to the old. In this issue, we bring you the stories of people

who refuse to let their diabetes limit them, people whose example re-ignites our

determination to live our very best and healthiest lives. As a publisher, I am

always seeking inspiration, and each of these individuals is a fresh reminder of

what we can do if we put our minds to it.

In this issue, you'll read about son, a diabetes icon who has

successfully lived with type 1 for eight decades. Insulin was discovered only

ten years before his diagnosis in 1931, and his story of a long and happy life

is truly an inspiration to us all. You'll also hear from young Tyler son,

who describes the challenges that he encountered when he left home for college

and how he learned to take care of his diabetes despite the distractions and

temptations of college life. Finally, we profile three phenomenal

athletes-- a 12-year-old karate star, , an amazing 12-year-old

gymnast, and Tony, a sensational 14-year-old trampolinist--in our story about

youngsters who inspire us with their determination and discipline.

Admittedly, Nick Jonas's diabetes has already received a lot of media coverage,

but his story has inspired multitudes of our future leaders, our youth.

Recently, I received an email from a pediatrician who found herself in the

uncomfortable position of having to tell a distraught mother that her

ten-year-old daughter had diabetes. As the mother struggled to hold back her

tears, her daughter turned to face her and said consolingly, " Don't worry, Mom,

Nick Jonas has diabetes. I'll be fine. " Read more...

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news Las Vegas Will Host 2nd Annual Native American Healthcare Conference in

Late May

The Second Annual Native American Healthcare Conference will take place May 23

through 24 at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The conference

will be held in conjunction with the Native American Diabetes Workshop at the

same site.

Hosted by New Jersey-based Native Nation Events LLC, the conference will discuss

a range of healthcare topics affecting Native American tribes and nations,

including collaboration with federal agencies, tribal healthcare programs,

clinic construction, substance abuse, the diabetes epidemic, and more.

The diabetes workshop will focus on how Native American governments can work

against a disease that is more widespread on reservations than it is among the

general U.S. population. According to statistics from the U.S. Centers for

Disease Control, 16.1 percent of adult American Indians and Alaska Natives have

diabetes. This compares to 12.6 percent of blacks, 11.8 percent of Latinos, 8.4

percent of Asian-Americans, and 7.1 percent of non-Latino whites. Read more...

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