The NBA’s Utah Jazz will donate a portion of ticket sales from Monday Feb. 22, 2010’s game against the Atlanta Hawks as part of their Diabetes Awareness Night. The money will go to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to fund research, education and advocacy.
Larry H Miller, the team’s longtime owner died on Feb. 20, 2009 at the age of 64 due to complication from his Type 2 diabetes. Miller suffered a heart attack in June 2008 and had both his legs amputated six inches below the knees in January 2009.
Specifically, when fans purchase four seats in the lower bowl area at $35 per seat and four hot dogs, the team will donate $5 for each ticket to the ADA. Fans can call (801) 355-DUNK to buy tickets to the game.
Diabetes is a rapidly growing disease affecting 28 million Americans. Another 57 million Americans have prediabetes, a condition that can lead to Type 2 diabetes if drastic lifestyle and dietary changes are not taken. People with Type 2, the more common form of the disease, produce insulin but do not use it efficiently. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood.
Long-term complications of the disease include heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and amputation among others.
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