On December 14th the American Diabetes Wholesale team traveled to Sarasota to help support Mr Diabetes and the Defeat Diabetes Foundation. The local community of Sarasota had a festival and ceremony to honor Andy Mandell for his 8 years of dedication to help people with diabetes.

The Festival was a unique event under the PAL Sailor Circus Big Top in downtown Sarasota for his HOME STRETCH of The Walk - a 10,000+ journey of the U.S. perimeter by “Mr. Diabetes” - a 62 year old Type 2 Diabetic. The PAL Sailor Circus was filed with many organizations and hundreds of local residents joined us to get more information on diabetes and to show their support for the Defeat diabetes Foundation.

Here was the schedule of demonstrations and events:
10:10 Bethseba’s Goddesses
11:00 Opening Ceremony - Grand Entrance of Mr. Diabetes®
11:30 Zumba Fitness Dance by Maurina Meissner & Linda Roman
12:00 Spotlight Kids
12:30 Kick Boxing Demonstration by HealthPlex
12:50 Boxing / Jump Rope Clinic by Tony Spain
1:15 Yogini to Go! by Malika Shay
1:50 Sarasota Family YMCA Dance Team
2:10 Boxing / Jump Rope Clinic by Tony Spain

It was an honor to be in Sarasota to meet Andy and I am proud of the hard work the Defeat Diabetes team is doing in this fight against diabetes. Our team admires Mr. Diabetes(R) and his tireless effort and programs that have helped increase awareness about pre-diabetes, prevention and diabetes self management.

American Diabetes Wholesale is able to bill most private insurances with zero out of pocket costs for the patient.  How does this work?  Easy!  If your insurance company covers 80% of your testing supplies, ADW accepts that as full coverage and does not require the patient to pay the 20% co-insurance or the deductible!  If you want to find out if your diabetes or other health related supplies will be covered by your insurance, fill out this simple form and one of our insurance specialists will cal you back with a full break down of your benefits and what all of your options are.

This now makes ADW able to help all patients with every need.  If you have no insurance, or if you are under insured and paying out of pocket, our discounted diabetes supplies are here for you.  If you do have insurance, theres zero out of pocket.  If you need nutritional and educational information, Destination Diabetes is your one stop for it all!

We look forward to helping you and we will stay dedicated to Keeping Diabetes Management Affordable!

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and American Diabetes Wholesale is reaching out to help do its part in spreading education and awareness of diabetes.  In the month of November, ADW will be giving out FREE 1-year subscriptions to Diabetes Self-Management magazine on every order placed for the whole month!  With the diabetes epidemic on the rise, the more education and information people have about diabetes, the easier it will become to manage diabetes and its complications.

Also, for more health information, nutritional tips, and everything else you need to know about diabetes, you can check out our informational site Destination Diabetes.  Here you will find diabetic recipes, diabetes articles, newsletters  and the answers to all of your diabetes related questions.

If anyone has any questions about anything diabetes related, please call us at 877-241-9002 or visit us online at www.AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com

On Saturday October 18, 2008, American Diabetes Wholesale participated in the American Diabetes Assocation’s Fort Lauderdale Step Out! Fight Against Diabetes Walk.  The event was held at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, FL.  There was a large turnout of walkers and volunteers.  With music, food, volunteers, and excited walkers, the walk was a success!  Every dollar that is raised at an event like this makes a difference.

ADW handed out free meters to those who had diabetes or knew somebody with diabetes.  Also, there were 5 lucky recipients that won either a free Splenda Cookbook by Marlene Koch or an Eat Smart Nutrition Scale.

The ADW Power Walkers team had about 20 team members walking the route around the Bank Atlantic Center.  We were also able to raise nearly $2,000 for the ADA and the fight against diabetes.  Below are several pictures from the event.

Last Saturday the American Diabetes Wholesale team participated in the 2nd Annual Feria de Salud Por Tu Familia at Tropical Park. This was a great event during Hispanic Heritage Month hosted by the South Florida American Diabetes Association. Several thousand local residents came out to Feria de Salud to help fight against diabetes in Miami’s neighborhoods that are most affected by diabetes.

Here are a few key stats on diabetes within the Hispanic community from the ADA:

* The prevalence of diabetes is 1.7 times higher in Hispanics than Non-Hispanic Whites
* 61% of the population is Hispanic in Miami-Dade County (19% in Florida and 7% in the United States)
* 8.6% Hispanics have been diagnosed with diabetes in Miami-Dade County
* 2.5 million or 9.5% of all Hispanic Americans aged twenty years or older have diabetes
* An estimated 16% of Cubans in the United States between the ages of 45 and 74 have diabetes
* Approximately 24% of Mexican Americans and 26% of Puerto Ricans in the United States between the ages of 45 and 74 have diabetes
* Estimated that by 2020, 44% of Hispanics over the age of 65 will have diabetes

ADW enjoy this great diabetes event and all the activities that were available for the families for everyone. The atmosphere included live music, dancing, nutritional information, cooking demonstrations, face painting for the kids, and much more….

Some photos of the event including our booth and banner on the performance stage.

Destination Diabetes had the privilege of talking with Dr. Richard Bergenstal, the Vice President of Medicine & Science of the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Bergenstal has dedicated 30 years of his career to making life better for people with diabetes.

Recently, the ADA surveyed 1,000 men with type 2 diabetes, age 40-60, as well as 1,000 female spouses of men who have type 2 diabetes. The survey assessed their general knowledge of type 2 diabetes and associated complications.

The ADA has information on its website dedicated to men’s health issues. For more information, please visit www.diabetes.org/menshealth.

Watch the interview here!

Part of our mission here at ADW is to help everyone who is affected by diabetes…you do not have to be diagnosed with diabetes to be affected by this disease - someone close to you might have it, whether it be a friend, family member, team mate, co-worker, etc.

Not only are we a great resource for low cost diabetic supplies, we are working hard to make sure we provide other resources outside of diabetic supplies. Some of these resources include our weekly informational newsletters, our diabetic forum, and our well trained staff.

This week we launched our “Share your Story” campaign. We’ve had many great responses and we are hoping to publish some on our website soon. Our goal is to give others who may be living with diabetes the comfort in knowing that they are not alone, and we are all in this together. Many of the stories came in with tips and suggestions. . .where can you get better advice than the people who are walking in your shoes?

Here is one of my favorite stories…it is feedback like this that makes me proud of our ADW team and the hard work our company is providing to the community!

“When I was first found out I was a diabetic thank god I found you. I
learned a lot of diabetes and was able to get my diabetic supplies at great prices. I really just want to thank the american diabetes wholesale team.” Brandon G, PA

American Diabetes Wholesale will be attending the “Healthy Living Expo” on March 7th, 2008 at the Savannah Recreation Center in The Villages, FL.  This expo will be attended by almost 5,000 residents of the Villages area.  There will be on-site screenings, testing and demos done.

American Diabetes Wholesale will be there to offer a lower cost option to the patients who are paying out of pocket for their supplies.

Last Friday’s Broward County Dieteic Association’s (BCDA) annual meeting was a success. American Diabetes Wholesale had the privelege to attend and be a proud sponsor of such a great organization. The guest speakers provided very useful and up to date information on subjects from childhood obesity to cardiovascular disease.

For more information on how the BCDA can help you or if you would like information about news or membership from them go to their website at http://www.eatrightbroward.org/

Below are two pictures from the event.

Through December 18-20, 2007, American Diabetes Wholesale attended the “Making Data Count: Measuring Diabetes and Obesity in the Indian Health System.  This conference was held because the IHS is looking to better analyze the data that they are getting from testing, so they can find out if their program are making progress.

There were about 330 attendees, which included dieticians, RN, doctors, fitness instructors and CDE’s.  ADW is exciting to work with the IHS in order to help them get the data they need to keep all of their tribe members healthy.