Help American Diabetes Wholesale Celebrate
National Diabetes Month With GlucoStories!

In recognition of November as National Diabetes Month, GlucoStories.com is
kicking off a new campaign to get the most diabetes stories on the Internet.
For every story published, GlucoStories will donate $3.00 to raise

up to $3,000 for Diabetes Charities!

Go here for more information or to submit your story today!

Dr. Wendy Rapaport discusses the benefits of exercise for those with diabetes, and how to get yourself motivated to begin an exercise plan - and stick to it!

Professional Indy Lights race car driver Charlie Kimball shares his inspirational story of how he did not let his diagnosis of type 1 diabetes stop him from living his dream. Find out more and submit your own inspirational story about diabetes at www.GlucoStories.com

Diabetes educator Marci Sloane discusses the history of stevia, products that contain stevia and how stevia affects diabetes.

Today in at special ceremony American Diabetes Wholesale paid tribute to Joyce Malaskovitz, PhD, RN, CDE, the winner of their 2nd Annual Diabetes Educator of the Year Contest. We also recognized esteemed Diabetes Educator of the Year Contest finalists Suzanne Laws, MS, RD, LD, CDE and Laura Terrio, RN, BS, CDE.

Created to recognize the unsung heroes of the diabetes epidemic, the Diabetes Educator of the Year Contest received an outpouring of support, and more than 60 people, in both the diabetes and non-medical communities, attended the awards ceremony. NBC 6 South Florida News Anchor and Type I diabetic, Joel Connable, hosted the event. Other attendees included diabetes education professionals, local dignitaries and members of our Destination Diabetes advisor team.

In addition, the event featured prominent speakers such as Donna Rice, immediate past President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and Charlie Kimball, a 24 year-old race car driver who made international history with a podium finish in the Formula 3 Euro series in his first race - after he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2007.

Christopher Thomas of Diabetic Rockstar and Andy "Mr. Diabetes" Mandell of the Defeat Diabetes Foundation were also in attendance. We want to recognize the team at IPump.org for their support of this important award as well.

The three finalists for American Diabetes Wholesale's Diabetes Educator of the Year Contest have been announced:Suzanne Laws, Joyce Malaskovitz & Laurie Terrio.

In lean economic times we are all looking to save a bit of money. With food as the second largest expense for most of us, finding ways to save money, while eating healthy and good tasting foods, is easier to do than one may think.