In My Community

As seen in the news....Read these newspaper articles showcasing the efforts of the American Diabetes Association Chicago office.

Did you notice the Chicago Association office in the news today? Please forward any articles to Jackie Ross at jross@diabetes.org.

Thank you to our media partner, CBS 2 Chicago News, for their participation and coverage of our local events. Visit their website to see how CBS 2 Chicago is helping to Stop Diabetes in Chicagoland!

2013

• May 17, 2013: The Shelbyville News: "Learn how to be healthy, active and live well with diabetes"
• May 9, 2013: CBS 2 Chicago: Interview for the "2013 Tour de Cure"
• May 8, 2013: Lake Michigan Shore, Style & Culture "Rising son: Every day is Mother's Day in the kitchen for Paula Deen and her boys"
• April 22, 2013: Health Goes Strong "Living with Diabetes: Ben Vereen on Healthy Eating and Exercise Tips After a Diabetes Diagnosis"
• April 18, 2013: Lawndale News "Living with Diabetes"
• April 16, 2013: Medill Reports Chicago "Dogs trained to alert diabetics about elevated blood sugar"
• April 16, 2013: Daily Herald "The Week in Pictures, Picture #10"
• April 13, 2013: CBS 2 Chicago: "Kate Sullivan and Rob Johnson PSA for Chicago Diabetes EXPO"
• March 29, 2013: CINewsNow "Mom speaks out over school's treatment of her diabetic son"
• March 29, 2013: Epoch Times "EXPO advertisement"
• March 26, 2013: Illinois Department of Public Health "Diabetes Alert Day Press Release"
• March 19, 2013: Joliet Herald-News "Classroom notes"
• March 11, 2013: CBS 2 Chicago "Diabetes Hits Especially Hard In Poor Black Communities"

2012

• September 27, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "Family and Friends Walk for Diabetes This Sunday"

• September 22, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "Join CBS 2 Team to Walk to Stop Diabetes"

• July 31, 2012: Buffalo Grove Countryside "Family starts fundraising for Sept. 30 diabetes walk"

• July 25, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "Summer Camp Teaches Kids How to Live with Diabetes"

• June 17, 2012: Southtown Star "Kerr students raise money for diabetes research"

• June 15, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "Sawyer Elementary School Walk for Diabetes"

• June 11, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "The Tour de Cure for the American Diabetes Association"

• June 4, 2012: CBS 2 Chicago "Join CBS 2 and Tour de Cure"

• May 23, 2012: CBS Chicago, "Diabetes A Tricky Diagnosis For Children, But 2 Kids Did It Themseleves"

• May 21, 2012: Middletown Journal, "Monroe bicyclist prepares for 4,200-mile roundtrip"

• May 8, 2012: My Suburban Life: Lombard Spectator, "Pleasant Lane students walk for diabetes awareness"

• May 4, 2012: University of Illinois, "American Diabetes Association EXPO"

• April 27, 2012: Northwest Indiana Times, "Bloom students tell diabetes to take a hike"

• April 27, 2012: Western Springs Patch, "Laughs for Camp"

• April 20, 2012: My Diabetic Heart, "Chicago Diabetes Expo 2012"

• April 20, 2012: Lincolnshire Review, "Laura Sprague School plans diabetes walk"

• April 20, 2012: Buffalo Grove Countryside, "Laura Sprague School plans diabetes walk"

• April 20, 2012: Digital Journal, "Diabetes-friendly cooking demonstration by Jamie Deen at ADA EXPO"

• April 19, 2012: Diabetes Mine, "'D-Friendly' Cooking by Paula Deen's Son is Better than Cardboard"

• April 19, 2012: Diabetes Health, "The ADA Chicago Expo Dishes Up Southern Hospitality and Much More"

• April 16, 2012: TribLocal: Des Plaines, "Des Plaines podiatrist volunteers at diabetes meeting"

• April 15, 2012: ABC 7 News, "Program helps keep diabetic teen drivers safe"

• April 14, 2012: ABC 7, "Diabetes-Friendly Cooking," Jamie Deen’s Vegetarian Gumbo

• April 12, 2012: The Queen of Swag, "Who Knew! Eye Didn’t Know that! Keep Your Kids Eyes Healthy!"

• April 10, 2012: PR Newswire, "Transitions Optical, VSP Vision Care and Bess the Book Bus Bring Mobile Vision and Literacy Clinics to Chicago Schools"

• April 3, 2012: TribLocal: Wheaton, "The 2012 Chicagoland Tour de Cure Needs Volunteers!"

• March 16, 2012: TribLocal: Wheaton (Community Service, On front page for awhile), "Tour de Cure Hosting Annual Kick-Off Event"

• March 6, 2012: Medill Reports Chicago, "Bonfires and insulin therapy: Diabetes camp helps kids with Type 1"

• March 2012: Sun-Times Media (Special Sections, Health), "McCormick Place to host diabetes expo"