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January 24, 2010 Well Ladies, I am packing for a fun-filled week in Chicago! I managed to do the impossible—GET TICKETS TO ATTEND A TAPING OF THE OPRAH SHOW! Not only do I have tickets to attend the taping of an Oprah show on Wednesday, but I even have plans to meet up with one of our DiabetesSisters from Chicago named Patti. She owns Cooler Concept (www.coolerconcept.com). I am also excited to eat at the restaurant of one of Oprah’s personal chefs (www.tablefifty-two.com)! Snow and wind are in the forecast, so it will be an interesting week to travel to Chicago. Over the past few weeks, many DiabetesSisters have sent emails to Oprah about the importance of having a show about women with diabetes. I plan to work hard to get women with diabetes and DiabetesSisters some attention from Oprah’s staff (in whatever way I can—maybe even try inviting her and/or her staff to come to the Weekend for Women Conference!) It can’t hurt that John Buse, the former President of the American Diabetes Association and Board Member of DiabetesSisters sent an email to Oprah about the great work we are doing to educate women with diabetes! So, now I have a CALL TO ACTION for you… PLEASE DO YOUR PART THIS WEEK to show Oprah and her staff that we ALL (DiabetesSisters) deserve her attention! If you didn’t receive our January Newsletter with easy instructions for submitting a request to Oprah, here you go! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! (and if enough requests flood Oprah’s Inbox, her staff will HAVE to take notice!) This is Oprah’s last season after all!1) PLEASE go to this link: http://www.oprah.com/ownshow/plug_form.html?plug_id=3337311 Please consider doing an Oprah show on WOMEN WITH DIABETES! WOMEN WITH DIABETES are an overlooked subgroup (9.1 million women with diabetes in the US) of the general population of people with diabetes (246 million people worldwide and 24million people in the US). Because of the increasing lifespan of women and the rapid growth of minority populations, the number of women at high risk for diabetes and its complications is increasing. Overall, women with diabetes are at increased risk for depression, cardiovascular disease, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis. Women with diabetes also face higher risks (such as diabetic ketoacidosis) than their male counterparts. Like most people, you are probably unaware of the challenges that puberty, pregnancy, and menopause bring to women with diabetes. Yet, very little research exists to help them. Furthermore, the general public doesn’t understand diabetes or how to help those who are living with the disease. Women with diabetes also have numerous questions about sexuality, body image, nutrition, and weight loss that deserve to be answered. Through the national nonprofit organization, DiabetesSisters (www.diabetessisters.org), we can provide access to thousands of women of all ages who are living with diabetes to fill your audience, provide success stories of women overcoming the challenges of diabetes, and provide questions for Dr. Oz to answer (including the often avoided topic of sexual dysfunction) about living healthy with diabetes and how to avoid diabetes. Please help us replace the negative stereotypes and incorrect information about diabetes and the women that live with the disease (fat, sloppy, old) with correct facts and positive role models.
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