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Gladys Knight
The American Diabetes Association Elizabeth Knight Fund specifically supports peer-reviewed diabetes research to advance the basic science and clinical understanding of the disease. The fund also supports awareness programs in communities across the country, such as the American Diabetes Alert, aimed at finding the millions of Americans with undiagnosed diabetes and the American Diabetes Association's African American Program. Diabetes runs in Gladys Knight's family. Her brother David and cousin Edward Patten, one of the "Pips," also have type 2 diabetes. Ms. Knight has helped the Association bring forth awareness to the disease during her concerts, media interviews, and she has also worked with the Association on a cookbook, At Home With Gladys Knight. "My mother lived with diabetes for many years. But for her, and our family, education was the key to her living successfully with this disease. And because she had all the available facts about this disease, she was able to live a long and productive life. By establishing the Elizabeth Knight Fund, her legacy will live on through the people who benefit from increased education and research." Make your donation to the American Diabetes Association. |
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The Elizabeth Knight Fund is named after Gladys Knight's mother, Elizabeth, who passed away December 1997 from complications of type 2 diabetes. After her mother's death, Ms. Knight and her family looked for a way to pay tribute to her memory so that it would have a lasting impact on those living with | Información en español | About Us | Donate Now | Join ADA | Volunteer | Message Boards | Sign up for Enewsletters |
