14K People With Diabetes Test Their Blood Sugar at the Same Time
(this event is based on a suggestion by Kelly Rawlings)
July 14, we are very close to 10,000 members. By now, EsTuDiabetes, our sister community in Spanish, has passed 4,300 members. Between the two communities we now have 14,000 members... 14,000 people that will test their blood sugar at the same time and post it HERE.
We hope to see most readings posted at 4 pm ET on July 14:
* 1:00 pm PT
* 2:00 pm MT
* 3:00 pm CT
* 4:00 pm ET
* 8:00:00 pm GMT
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER and DO NOT WISH TO JOIN TUDIABETES, you can post your BG reading on Twitter: when you do so, please include the #14KPWD hashtag and link back to http://14KPWD.org. You can also update your Facebook status including your reading and a link back to http://14KPWD.org.
If you are a few minutes late, however, or are able to post your blood sugar reading earlier or later that day, it’s OK. The whole point is raising awareness about testing your blood sugars regularly.
If YOU don’t have diabetes, just tell someone who does to test and share on July 14.
NOTE:
To avoid getting a bunch of emails notifying you each time other members post their BG reading, I recommend you click on the "Stop Following" link at the bottom of this page, as shown in this figure:
If you don't see the words "Stop Following" at the bottom of the page, you are good. You won't get a flood of emails as others share their glucose value.
If you feel any local media outlet would be interested in covering this, here is the press release we put together about it (attached below).
July 14, we are very close to 10,000 members. By now, EsTuDiabetes, our sister community in Spanish, has passed 4,300 members. Between the two communities we now have 14,000 members... 14,000 people that will test their blood sugar at the same time and post it HERE.
We hope to see most readings posted at 4 pm ET on July 14:
* 1:00 pm PT
* 2:00 pm MT
* 3:00 pm CT
* 4:00 pm ET
* 8:00:00 pm GMT
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER and DO NOT WISH TO JOIN TUDIABETES, you can post your BG reading on Twitter: when you do so, please include the #14KPWD hashtag and link back to http://14KPWD.org. You can also update your Facebook status including your reading and a link back to http://14KPWD.org.
If you are a few minutes late, however, or are able to post your blood sugar reading earlier or later that day, it’s OK. The whole point is raising awareness about testing your blood sugars regularly.
If YOU don’t have diabetes, just tell someone who does to test and share on July 14.
NOTE:
To avoid getting a bunch of emails notifying you each time other members post their BG reading, I recommend you click on the "Stop Following" link at the bottom of this page, as shown in this figure:
If you don't see the words "Stop Following" at the bottom of the page, you are good. You won't get a flood of emails as others share their glucose value.
If you feel any local media outlet would be interested in covering this, here is the press release we put together about it (attached below).
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Ferraro on -
I was 124 at 3...just wasn;t here to type it!
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca M. Rodick on -
Wow, Manny, you've done it again---got us to get together in cyberspace around the world! You go, buddy! ;~]
Just after the event, I watched today as page 14 turned into 26, then 31 and then I started to document it at 1:15--page 39, 1:18 --- page 43, 1:22---page 44, then 1:29 ---page 47, at 1:32 it was page 48 and 1:41 --- page 49. When at 1:53 I remembered that I had a podiatrist appointment it was still holding at page 49. And now at 6:10 p.m., it is 61 pages!!!!!! WOW!
I had tears in my eyes as I watched this phenomenal event unfold before my eyes!
I remembered as a little girl growing up how alone I was, as there weren't too many diabetics near me in the town of Salinas (two hours south of San Francisco). Eventually, a small group formed in Monterey, a half hour away. When I was 21, it was the first time I ever went to a diabetic camp and was opened to a world of so many diabetics of so many different ages. I was amazed and felt so at home! It seemed like a magical place because we all bonded over our common disease instantly.
Today, felt like that all over again!
I don't know if anyone had actually counted the numbers (are there 14, 000 tests yet?). I did see someone figure the amount of blood we used! What about the mean (average), median, and mode? (there must be a computer/calculator program for that, yes?) I might have time to do that since I am on vacation, but also preparing for my Mother to visit for a few days....
And the media? I haven't heard anything yet, so I'll go over to Staples and look for my new ink for my printer and try to reprint the press release to fax to NBC...
Ah, what a day! I've told literally everyone I've talked to today....., "Do you know what happened today at 1:00 p.m. our time? Well, ........." My heart goes out to everyone today!!!!!!!!!! We are BRAVE, TROOPERS, AND AWESOME!! {;~p
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Permalink Reply by Marcia on -
Wouldn"t you know it! At 4:30 I was in the process of changing my pod...but checked immediately after 132! Does it count(I HOPE!)?
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Permalink Reply by Sharon Burton on -
128 at 3:00 CST
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Permalink Reply by Gerriann Tobkin on -
Tested at 4, couldn't post until now...98
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