Category Archives: Type 1 Diabetes
Oxford Health Alliance launches redesigned 3four50 site
The Oxford Health Alliance (OxHA) recently launched a redesigned 3four50.com. In November 2006, the OxHA first launched this new online ‘open space for health’, with an aim of harnessing the social networking power of the internet in order to promote … Continue reading
Filed under Chronic Disease, Obesity, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Global Changing Diabetes Leadership Forum: Youth Report from Anja Nielson
Anja Nielsen is a 22 year-old Danish student of Molecular Biomedicine at the University of Copenhagen. A long time diabetes advocate, Anja was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14, in June 1999. Anja considers herself lucky … Continue reading
Break the silence
Break the Silence is a short film about diabetes seen from the perspectives of 25 IDF Youth Ambassadors from around the globe. The video was filmed in December 2006 during the IDF Diabetes Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. The … Continue reading
Filed under Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes, Youth
One in Eight Adults in NYC Has Diabetes
A 2004 survey by the New York City Department of Health shows that more than 700,000 adults in the city have diabetes, one third of whom don’t even know that they have the disease. In addition to the 12.5% prevalence … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Obesity, Physical Activity, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Have we found our celebrity?
Part of the difficulty in gaining media coverage and donor support for diabetes and other non-communicable diseases is that the issues are out of the spotlight; we have no “celebrity” endorsement. This may have changed. According to Novo Nordisk’s website: … Continue reading
The Resolution has passed!
The United Nations General Assembly has today passed a landmark Resolution recognizing the global threat of the diabetes epidemic. For the first time, governments have acknowledged that a non-infectious disease poses as serious a threat to world health as infectious … Continue reading
Filed under Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes
Diabetes Breakthrough in Toronto
85 years ago, insulin was discovered by Charles Banting and Charles Best in Toronto, and now it seems the Canadian city has made another great stride in diabetes research: Diabetes Breakthrough
Filed under Type 1 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes
Report from Cape Town
Day 1, December 4: Today was an exciting and energetic day at the Changing Diabetes village, with Table Mountain as a perfect backdrop. The day began with a press conference with CEO Lars Rebien Sørensen, who spoke about the … Continue reading
Filed under Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes, Youth
IDF 2006: Cape Town
Next week, from December 3 – 7, the International Diabetes Federation’s 19th World Diabetes Congress will convene in Cape Town, South Africa. According to the IDF website, the event will attract the highest level of international expertise in diabetes, provide … Continue reading
Filed under Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes, Youth
Interview with Tommy Hutchinson, Youth Program Director at the Oxford Health Alliance
Sweet Resolution recently interviewed Tommy Hutchinson, the youth program director for the Oxford Health Alliance and director of Equator Media Limited. In these roles, Tommy and colleague Eddie McCaffrey recently created and launched 3four50.com, an open online space for health … Continue reading
Filed under Chronic Disease, Interviews, Obesity, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unite for Diabetes, Youth
