Comments on: Diabetes Alert Day 2008: Making it Ours

By: Elinor

Elinor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:27:16 +0000

I made my contribution to
JDRF.

By: Melitta

Melitta — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:26:55 +0000

ADA does many things that are a grave disservice to Type 1 diabetics. ADA says that 90-95% of all cases of diabetes are Type 2, but in that number they include the 10-15% of all diabetics who have slow-onset Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes. If those with slow-onset Type 1 are included in the statistics for Type 1 diabetes, then Type 2 represents 75-85% of all diabetes. Then, ADA says Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults under age 30, when according to diabetes researchers including Jerry Palmer MD, the number of slow-onset Type 1 diabetes is three to four times that of rapid-onset in childhood (and that was published in one of ADA’s peer-reviewed scientific journals). By promoting this incorrect information about Type 1 diabetes, ADA does a terrible injustice to those with Type 1.

By: DL

DL — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000

ADA does not constantly promote T1 as a juvenile disease. JDRF is the one that does that. ADA supports people of ALL ages with ALL types of diabetes. Granted, more T1 support is in the works and much needed, but ADA is not working against T1 in any way.

By: Melitta

Melitta — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:28:09 +0000

Unfortunately, though, ADA does a lot that works against people with Type 1. ADA continues to promote the misconception that Type 1 is primarily a childhood disease, at most seen up to age 30. Amy and I can attest that that is not true, and ADA’s own scientific journals repeatedly document that the majority of newly diagnosed Type 1s are adults. Promoting this “childhood disease” misconception means that many people are misdiagnosed and given inappropriate substandard treatment. ADA doesn’t get any of my money as a result.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:57:03 +0000

Just a quick reminder. ADA donates more money and services to people with Type 1 than JDRF does – and Diabetes Alert Day is their program after all.

By: Kerri.

Kerri. — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:48:27 +0000

I think it’s great to raise awareness – thanks for putting the type 1 spin on this type 2-focused day.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:11:51 +0000

I made a small donation toward the Diabetes Clinical Trial (Dr. Faustman’s project). You can follow suit on the link here (www.faustmanlab.org). Even if it’s not “the cure”, it’s still something…