diabetes center banner Young Voices : Life With Diabetes Diabetes Center » Diabetes Guide »   Discovery Health Celebrates World Diabetes Day With Young Adults World Diabetes Day is November 14, 2008. e-mail  share bookmark  print SEND TO A FRIEND To email this article, type in your friend's name and email address, your name and email address, and a message. Then click "submit." Friend's name: Friend's email: Your name: Your email: Optional Message: Message Sent! close SHARE del.icio.us Digg Mixx MySpace Newsvine Reddit close   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. >>           <<  Tune in to "Diabetes: A Global Epidemic" on Discovery Health.   >> 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.   Presented by More About How Diabetes Works FEATURED VIDEO Our Diabetes Experts Answer Your Questions You asked. We answered. Listen to top experts in the field of Diabetes provide straight-forward answers to common questions about diabetes prevention and care.       HOW MEDICATIONS WORKS All you need to know about insulin. Read about the alternatives for injecting insulin into your systems: including needles, pumps, inhalers and pens. Read more at HowStuffWorks.com. How Type 2 Medications Work Learn more about drugs that increase insulin supply, decrease insulin resistance, increase the rate your body absorbs sugar, and appetite controllers. See it all at HowStuffWorks.com.

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