I'm very excited that Donté Greene is bringing basketball back to Sacramento. After our community fought so hard to keep the Kings, it will be great to see the players back in town playing the game we love so much! I've already purchased my tickets and am looking forward to the Goon Squad Classic on 12/20. If you haven't gotten yours yet, you can get them at Tickets.com. While Donté is in town, he'll also be hosting a charity poker tournament which will benefit the American Diabetes Association. More details for the event can be found here and below:  www.sacpokertournament.com. When: Friday, November 18, 2011 Where: Roseville Health and Wellness Center 1650 Lead Hill Blvd., Roseville,

Sunday, Nov. 13 5 - 10 p.m. The American Diabetes Association will honor World Diabetes Day with a rally on the West Steps of the Capitol. About 500 people are expected to attend.

Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes? March 23 is the 22nd Annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day, and pro basketball player Tyreke Evans is challenging you to take the Diabetes Risk Test. Tyreke is committed to raising awareness about how serious diabetes is when left untreated or undiagnosed. The American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Risk Test is a series of simple questions about weight, age, family history and other potential risks for pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. It shows if you’re at low, moderate or high risk for diabetes. There are many faces of diabetes - it can affect anyone regardless of age, ethnicity or social status. In type 2 diabetes, often symptoms do not a

VSP® Vision Care and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) are having a 24-hour spin-a-thon to raise awareness about diabetes today, April 3. Their goal is to bring attention to diabetes for 24 hours since people with diabetes have to live with it 24/7. Teams participating in this event will include VSP, the ADA, Hewlett Packard, Intel and Sutter Health. Team Type 1’s Kyle Rose was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Kyle came down with a strep throat that lingered, and it was his family eye doctor who suggested he get tested for diabetes. High blood sugar levels landed him in the hospital for four nights, and he was diagnosed with diabetes. After hearing the news, he did h