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dLIFETV Premieres Eighth Season With Baseball's 'Comeback Player' Dmitri Young and Leave It To Beaver's Jerry Mathers

Thursday, January 10, 2008 General News
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WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 9 dLifeTV, the first and onlytelevision show devoted to living with diabetes, announced today theprogramming lineup for its eighth season premiering January 20th. AiringSundays at 7PM ET/4:00 PT on CNBC, some of this season's featured celebritiesliving with diabetes include TV icon Jerry Mathers - the Leave it to Beaverstar who struggled with fame for over 40 years and his diabetes for over 10years. Viewers will also root for Major League Baseball player Dmitri Young -the Washington Nationals' first baseman pulled back from the brink throughtough love and a diabetes diagnosis and into the comeback story of the year.
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In addition to celebrities, dLifeTV season #8 will also followinspirational and entertaining stories of interesting people living withdiabetes, including:
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dLifeTV also addresses key health issues and medical information,including diabulimia -- a disturbing practice climbing at an alarming rateamong young women with type 1 diabetes who manipulate their insulin intake tolose weight. In another medical segment, dLife talks to a federal judgedfaced with a life-altering choice -- diabetes or pancreatic cancer.

In every show, viewers will also learn how to maintain a healthy lifestylewith renowned chef and award-winning cookbook author Michel Nischan. Creditedwith creating "cuisine of well-being," Nischan demonstrates how to cook arange of diabetes-friendly recipes from breakfast frittatas, soups and stir-fries, to party food and delicious desserts.

dLifeTV is a weekly television series for the estimated 21 million peopleliving with diabetes, plus their families, and those at risk of developingdiabetes -- some 80 million in all. Focused on information, inspiration, andlifestyle issues in a news magazine format, dLifeTV is anchored by NicoleJohnson (author and Miss America 1999), with special correspondents MotherLove and actor Jim Turner. For more information, go to www.dlife.com.

About dLife - For Your Diabetes Life

dLife is the only multimedia network serving the diabetes community. Itsaward-winning media outlets include dLife.com -- the #1 online destination fordiabetes information, inspiration, and connection. The dLife.com Viewing Roomoffers original streaming video content -- unique and entertaining informationfor people who have diabetes, prediabetes, or have a family member withdiabetes. With over 8,000 recipes and 10,000 pages of superior content,dLife.com is the first of its kind. The dLife network also includes dLifeTV, aweekly lifestyle series; dLifeRadio, featuring the dLife Diabetes Minute,heard on stations around the country and on XM Satellite Radio; dLifeDirect,the only diabetes cooperative direct mail program; and much more.Desert Dingos - a racing team of drivers with diabetes and their souped-up Volkswagon Beetle tear across the desert in the 40th Annual Baja 1000 Diabetes Bus - an inspired educator who took diabetes care on the road in her own RV Team Type 1 - a team of champion world class cyclists who race across the U.S., breaking new barriers in the world of diabetes Kalimah Johnson - a Detroit slam poet sounds off about her type 2 diabetes Bishop Carmody - a special man who spreads the message of diabetes awareness to the homeless Suzanne Gardner - a blind artist whose diabetes stole her sight but gave her artistic vision Bryan Busby - a popular Kansas City, MO weatherman who doesn't let his diabetes stop his commitment to his community

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