My girlfriend and I are doing a diabetes walk to raise money to fight diabetes. Pls help and sponsor us a little bit, any type of contribution would help, even a $1.00 would be greatly appreciated. Visit the link below, click on Click Here to Sponsor Me (it has a little gift icon) and fill out the information. The donation totals range from $25 to $250, BUT there is a freehand section if you want to donate less than that (again, any amount would help us and would be greatly appreciated).

Let me know if you want to sponsor us and I wil email you the site... I can't link it on here for some reason... or email me a project21sunrise@yahoo.com

Thanks Again,
John Dela Cruz and Mandy Mitchell

PS: many families in the US and throughout the world suffer from diabetes... My family also has been directly effected by it... for those of you who do not know... my father and my younger sister both suffer from diabetes (along with many on my mother side of the family, which makes this walk VERY important to me... Ty again for your support








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A little information about the American Diabetes Association and the walk we are doing...

It’s time to Step Out to Fight Diabetes!

The American Diabetes Association and I are on a quest to cure diabetes, but we can’t reach our goal without your help. Please make a donation by selecting the "Click Here to Sponsor Me" button. Your support will take us one step closer to a cure.

If you want to do even more to help, you can join me. The event is fun and great for the whole family! Step Out and experience the difference you can make!

You can make a difference!

Walking power works!

Each step I take, each dollar I raise will be used in the fight to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

No matter how small or large, your generous gift will help improve the lives of the more than 20 million Americans who suffer from diabetes and the more than 40 million people with pre-diabetes, in the hope that future generations can live in a world without this disease. Together, we can all make a difference!

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All About Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

In order to determine whether or not a patient has pre-diabetes or diabetes, health care providers conduct a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG) or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). Either test can be used to diagnose pre-diabetes or diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends the FPG because it is easier, faster, and less expensive to perform.

With the FPG test, a fasting blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dl signals pre-diabetes. A person with a fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dl or higher has diabetes.

In the OGTT test, a person's blood glucose level is measured after a fast and two hours after drinking a glucose-rich beverage. If the two-hour blood glucose level is between 140 and 199 mg/dl, the person tested has pre-diabetes. If the two-hour blood glucose level is at 200 mg/dl or higher, the person tested has diabetes.


Major Types of Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes
Results from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that "unlocks" the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes
Results from insulin resistance (a condition in which the body fails to properly use insulin), combined with relative insulin deficiency. Most Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases in the United States each year.

Pre-diabetes
Pre-diabetes is a condition that occurs when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. There are 54 million Americans who have pre-diabetes, in addition to the 20.8 million with diabetes.