{NAME} Sign the Diabetes Research Petition

Together we CAN Stop Diabetes® [Action Alert]( [Forward to a Friend]( | [diabetes.org/advocacy]( | [My Action Center]( [Dr. Powers]( Dear {NAME}, As a diabetes researcher, I know how research has improved the lives of people living with this disease. Medical research is something where the United States has been a leader, but the White House and Congress are considering greatly reducing the funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [That’s why we need you, and everyone who cares about people with diabetes, to sign our petition to say “prioritize diabetes research!"]( [Sign the Petition]( For example, federal research has led to the first hybrid insulin pump, the first clinical trial of a precision medicine approach to individualize diabetes treatment, a better understanding of the triggers of diabetes, and the identification of subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells. There are many opportunities for research to continue improving the lives of people with diabetes. We must increase, not reduce, the funding for diabetes research now; the stakes are too high and we’ve come too far. Thank you for supporting diabetes-related research. Together for diabetes research, Alvin C. Powers, MD President, Medicine & Science American Diabetes Association P.S. If you or someone you know has been affected by Hurricane Harvey and has diabetes: [visit diabetes.org/hurricaneharvey to get help](. And if you have extra diabetes supplies,[you can help us get urgently-needed supplies to people with diabetes impacted by the disaster](. Find out more about the American Diabetes Association's advocacy efforts: [Legislative Priorities]( | [2016 Advocacy Accomplishments]( | [Take Action on Other Alerts]( | [Donate]( [VIEW ONLINE]( | [MANAGE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS]( [aald ada logo](#) American Diabetes Association • 2451 Crystal City Drive, Suite 900 • Arlington, VA 22202 1-800-DIABETES Please add makingnoise@diabetes.org to your address book to ensure you receive all future emails. [Click Here to Unsubscribe](. Copyright © 1995-2017 American Diabetes Association. All Rights Reserved.