Award-winning Diabetes Documentary Life for a Child Available Free Online at Hulu.com
Film follows the inspiring journeys of children with diabetes in the developing world
NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Life for a Child, the inspirational documentary produced by Lilly Diabetes is now available for free download on the video sharing site Hulu.com. Visitors to Hulu can view the entire 28-minute film, which brings to light the life-or-death plight of children with diabetes in the developing world.
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Directed by Academy Award-nominee Edward Lachman, the film follows the journeys of children with type 1 diabetes in Nepal, one the world’s poorest countries. The children are supported with medication and care through the International Diabetes Federation (IDF’s) Life for a Child Programme, which operates in 29 countries.
The Life for a Child film was produced by Lilly Diabetes, a global leader in diabetes treatment, in cooperation with IDF, the world’s leading diabetes advocacy organization, to raise awareness of the devastating impact of diabetes and increase support for the Life for a Child Programme. It is presented in association with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the world’s largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research.
IDF estimates there are 480,000 children with type 1 diabetes under the age of 15 worldwide.
“No child should die of diabetes, yet many still do,” said Graham Ogle, M.D., IDF’s Life for a Child Programme Manager. “All children with diabetes deserve the best healthcare possible, and the chance to live a full and healthy life. In many developing countries, the average life expectancy of children with diabetes is unknown due to a lack of awareness, education and evidence. In some countries, there are few, if any, long-term survivors of type 1 diabetes.”
Lilly Diabetes is a major, long-term corporate supporter of the Life for a Child Programme. In 2008, Lilly Diabetes pledged to deliver more than 800,000 vials of
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