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About 30 million people in the United States have diabetes. Du was diagnosed at age 24. She doesn\u2019t have the antibodies indicating she is a Type 1 diabetic. And she doesn\u2019t have the common attributes that often lead to Type 2 diabetes, including obesity and lack of physical activity. So Du said she doesn\u2019t really fit into either disease category. She makes some insulin but not enough. She began insulin injections shortly after her diagnosis and this year switched to a computerized insulin pump to help manage her blood sugars in light of a grueling medical school schedule. That means she must count the carbohydrates in everything she eats to determine how to set her pump. She works with a patient educator on dosage levels, meal planning and dealing with how stress and a lack of sleep affect her condition.<\/p>\n

Du is hardly a person who shies away from challenges. Before coming to medical school last August, she earned a Ph.D. in physiology at UCLA and conducted research on multiple sclerosis. She says she decided to go to medical school as an extension of her love of science and research \u2013 and to make a deeper connection with people impacted by disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Tour de Cure I want people to be more aware of the difficulties people with diabetes face,\u201d Du said. \u201cPeople hear a lot about diabetes because there are so many of us with the disease. But I don\u2019t think they\u2019re aware of the struggles we go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a great athlete to participate in the Tour de Cure, she explains. The ride\u2019s multiple trails are good for people of all fitness types, and Du is working to get triathletes and medical school faculty, staff, family and friends to participate.<\/p>\n

Du said she chose to attend UCF\u2019s young medical school because of the opportunity to help build a new kind of M.D. program for the 21st century. Since arriving to her new Medical City home, she\u2019s become involved in global health initiatives, serves on the medical school\u2019s curriculum committee and is now leading the Tour de Cure team. \u201cI definitely like the College of Medicine\u2019s pioneering spirit,\u201d she said. \u201cUCF is helping teach me to be a leader and is giving me the opportunity to be part of affecting change.\u201d<\/p>\n

To join or donate to the College of Medicine team, visit: http:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If you wish to ride, registration is 50 percent off, at $12.50, by using the code TOUR2016HALF.<\/p>\n

College of Medicine team Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174441722929041\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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