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Diabetes Stamp Issued

The United States Postal Service will issue a Diabetes stamp March 16 in Boston at the Joslin Diabetes Center. The stamp will go on sale nationwide the same day. The 11 a.m. Diabetes Awareness Commemorative Stamp Ceremony will feature John Ratzenberger, who played a postman on the "Cheers" TV show, and Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, who will sing the national anthem. Scheduled speakers are U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry, U.S. Congressmen George R. Nethercutt, Jr., and Michael E. Capuano, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.

The Boston event will also feature officials from the U.S. Postal Service and their partners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, and the National Institutes of Health. Dignitaries scheduled to participate are Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, CDC director; and Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH, director of CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.

This event will offer presentations on diabetes, opportunities for eye exams for people with diabetes, and informational booths on diabetes care and prevention. The Diabetes stamp, designed by James Steinberg, encourages everyone to "Know More About Diabetes" and will help promote awareness about the need for early detection and for continued research and education to help find a cure for this devastating disease.

For more information on diabetes, call toll-free 1-800-CDC-INFO
1-888-232-6348 TTY . For more information on the Diabetes stamp, you may call the U.S. Postal Service toll-free at 1-800-STAMP-24.

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