DartGTDan
'71 Dart GT Fan
Dear Friends,
As many of you may know, my son, Zachary, was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes on August 14 th , 2009. Zach has had a very successful 1 st year living with this disease (requiring 0 trips back to the hospital for any reason). This past June Zach went to ADA (American Diabetes Association) sponsored Diabetes camp for a week, which included swimming, fishing, hiking, zip-lining, horseback riding, etc... He met many new friends and is looking forward to seeing them again at next years camp.
Zachary is also a recent recipient of an Insulin Pump, which eliminates the minimum of 4 daily injections, to a single infusion site which is changed every 3 days. This insulin pump is an amazing piece of technology which can deliver insulin in a 1/40 th of unit dosage quantities. These minute doses help prevent the "highs" and "lows" that are dangerous and destructive to diabetics over the course of their lifetime.
Zachary continues to be responsible for checking his blood sugar levels (before each meal, at bed time, and whenever he doesnt feel "right"). He is also an excellent carbohydrate counter/estimator, which is used in calculating the proper insulin dosage (with and without correction factors).
Last year our family decided to form a team, titled "Zach Attacks Diabetes", to join more than 100,000 fellow walkers from across the country in this years Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This years 2 mile walk will take place October 2 nd , 2010 at the Detroit Zoo.
I am asking for your help. By making an on-line donation (100% of these monies go directly to research), on my son Zacharys behalf, you will be helping the American Diabetes Association provide community-based education programs, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure. Please visit www.diabetes.org/stepout and from the main page:
Select the "Donate" tab in the upper right corner:
Enter "Zachary Hall" as the participant:
Select "Hall, Zachary" from the list:
Then select the red box "Click Here to Sponsor Me" (under the photo of him and his sister)
Donate as you wish.
Thank you in advance for any help and support you can provide.
As many of you may know, my son, Zachary, was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes on August 14 th , 2009. Zach has had a very successful 1 st year living with this disease (requiring 0 trips back to the hospital for any reason). This past June Zach went to ADA (American Diabetes Association) sponsored Diabetes camp for a week, which included swimming, fishing, hiking, zip-lining, horseback riding, etc... He met many new friends and is looking forward to seeing them again at next years camp.
Zachary is also a recent recipient of an Insulin Pump, which eliminates the minimum of 4 daily injections, to a single infusion site which is changed every 3 days. This insulin pump is an amazing piece of technology which can deliver insulin in a 1/40 th of unit dosage quantities. These minute doses help prevent the "highs" and "lows" that are dangerous and destructive to diabetics over the course of their lifetime.
Zachary continues to be responsible for checking his blood sugar levels (before each meal, at bed time, and whenever he doesnt feel "right"). He is also an excellent carbohydrate counter/estimator, which is used in calculating the proper insulin dosage (with and without correction factors).
Last year our family decided to form a team, titled "Zach Attacks Diabetes", to join more than 100,000 fellow walkers from across the country in this years Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This years 2 mile walk will take place October 2 nd , 2010 at the Detroit Zoo.
I am asking for your help. By making an on-line donation (100% of these monies go directly to research), on my son Zacharys behalf, you will be helping the American Diabetes Association provide community-based education programs, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure. Please visit www.diabetes.org/stepout and from the main page:
Select the "Donate" tab in the upper right corner:
Enter "Zachary Hall" as the participant:
Select "Hall, Zachary" from the list:
Then select the red box "Click Here to Sponsor Me" (under the photo of him and his sister)
Donate as you wish.
Thank you in advance for any help and support you can provide.
