Discovery Health Celebrates World Diabetes Day
With Young Adults

World Diabetes Day is Friday, November 14, 2008. In honor of World Diabetes Day, Discovery Health, Discovery Education, Novo Nordisk and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation launched a call to action campaign entitled, "Young Voices: Life With Diabetes." It was developed to encourage young people with type 1 diabetes to submit a video sharing their diabetes story and letting the next president know what can be done to help end the disease.

<<  Click here to view some of the videos submitted. >>          

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While there are many life-changing experiences during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, teens and young adults who live with type 1 diabetes are confronted with unique challenges and crossroads, such as:, "How do I tell my friends at school?"; "How do I tell my boyfriend or girlfriend?"; "How do I get my parents to trust that I can manage my disease without their constant nagging?"; "Will my parents trust that I will be okay in college?" These are just a few examples of obstacles faced along the road to adulthood.

 

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