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Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition Continues to Support Areas Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with Critical Diabetes Supplies | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 16 Sep 2017 | Back to overview list |
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Convened by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a coalition of eight leading diabetes care and research organizations continue, through their Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition (DERC), to help provide critical diabetes supplies to regions impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. As relief efforts proceed and lack of electricity and running water continue to leave individuals without access to necessary medicines and diabetes supplies including insulin, the members of DERC are working diligently with local volunteers and organizations to identify needs, and to help provide care and supplies. The most significant and accessible resources are two national phone lines for assistance:
ADA's Center for Information, 1-800-DIABETES, continues with extended phone hours through the weekend to assist anyone in need:
The 1-314-INSULIN supply request hotline is staffed by members of the DERC and open daily from 9:00 a.m. ET to 6:00 p.m. ET. Please check diabetes.org/hurricanerelief for the latest information. Information includes specific resources for support in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and other islands in the Caribbean including the U.S. Virgin Islands, and these:
During an emergency crisis such as this, it is critical for people with diabetes to have access to the medications and testing supplies needed to maintain proper blood glucose control, and to prevent serious sudden complications such as hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia1. The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, convened by the American Diabetes Association, includes JDRF, Insulin for Life USA, Endocrine Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Association of Diabetes Educators, Research! America and T1D Exchange. For more information about the DERC, click here. 1 W Cefalu et. al. The Hurricane Katrina Aftermath and Its Impact on Diabetes Care. Diabetes Care 29:1, 158-160.http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/1/158.
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