Shelton High School Girls Basketball to host “BLUE GAME’ to Raise Awareness for Juvenile Diabetes

The Shelton High School Girls Basketball team is pleased to host the first annual “BLUE GAME” at Shelton High School on Friday January 20, 2017 when the Gaelettes take on rival Guilford High School. The “BLUE GAME” is an event in which the Shelton High School Girls Basketball program wants to raise awareness to Type 1 Diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes.

The event will take place at the Murray Gymnasium at Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St in Shelton beginning with the Junior varsity game at 5:15 PM and culminate with the varsity match-up at 7 PM.

Many local businesses and families have donated items to be raffled off as part of this event with all proceeds being donated to Yale Pediatric Diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. It comes on suddenly, causes dependence on injected or pumped insulin for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. There is nothing you can do to prevent Type 1 Diabetes, and—at present—nothing you can do to get rid of it.

At the present time the Shelton High School Girls Basketball program has three players that are afflicted with Type 1 Diabetes and are constantly managing their lives with this affliction.

Please consider attending this important event and wear your “BLUE” to show your support.