Defeat Diabetes - Kids and Adults

Mr. Diabetes (Andy Mandell) is a 62 year old diabetic who began his walk around the perimeter of the United States in the year 2000. He is almost at journey's end - back in Florida where he began!

The Defeat Diabetes Foundation (DDF) www.DefeatDiabetes.org , is a nationally registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity dedicated to creating awareness about and preventing Type 2 diabetes. Our focus to solving the epidemic of diabetes in this country is through prevention with an emphasis on nutrition and fitness coupled with an assessment of an individual’s risk factors through early screening. In cases where diabetes can’t be prevented, early detection and proper medical monitoring can greatly reduce the costs and complications associated with this insidious disease.
  • DDF’s website provides accurate, up-to-date and practical information on the treatment and self-management of diabetes throughout the over 3,000 pages of information and a free monthly online E-Lerts™ newsletter.
  • The KIDD Project has provided 3 million Free Defeat Diabetes® Screening Test brochures to 5000 schools in all 50 states;
  • The DAN Project is a Public Service Announcement campaign about the danger of undiagnosed diabetes. It has aired on QVC reaching 186 million homes worldwide and in local communities throughout the United States on network affiliates.
  • The Mr. Diabetes â Wake Up and Walk ® Tour a 10,000+ mile walk of the perimeter of the United States by DDF Executive Director, Andrew P. Mandell – Mr. Diabetes Ò to create awareness about the disease is now in its final year. Mr. Diabetes® has completed 9,600 miles of his journey to date.
  • Martial Arts Defeat Diabetes® Community Awareness Project. Working with local martial arts schools, DDF is disseminating life-saving information about diabetes and its prevention to school age children in communities all over the United States .
On December 14, 2008, Mr. Diabetes will be the guest of honor at a very special event in Sarasota, Florida where the focus will be on healthy eating, exercise and more and he continues on the final leg of the journey - returning to Madeira Beach the end of December 2008 where it all began so many years ago!
We would love to hear from the Rachel Ray Show about this special project. Please visit www.DefeatDiabetes.org to learn more and for updates on "The Walk". Please contact me through any of the means below for further information!
Thanks!!!
Judy

Judy Dean, President - The Finer Places, Inc.
Executive Producer - POPS Extras!
www.thefinerplaces.com
www.POPSExtras.org
2680 Aspinwall Street
Sarasota, FL 34237
h: (941) 362-7632
Fax: (941) 953-2503
Email: finerplaces@comcast.net

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