The Big Blue Test on World Diabetes Day
November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On that day, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter.
The event is called The Big Blue Test because blue is the color associated with World Diabetes Day. It is based on a test-in activity that took place July 14, where more than a thousand people with diabetes tested their blood sugar at the same time and shared their results online. This time, the activity incorporates 14 minutes of physical activity to reinforce the importance of exercise.
Participating in this event to raise diabetes awareness on November 14 is easy:
1. At 2 pm (your local time), test your blood sugar.
2. Run, jog, walk the dog or do anything you’d normally do as part of your exercise routine for 14 minutes.
3. Test your blood sugar again.
4. If you are a member of TuDiabetes click on the home page banner and share your readings and what exercise you did between them. If you have a camera, you can also add a photo of your reading(s) or you exercising.
5. If you have a Twitter account, post your readings on Twitter (use the #bigblue hashtag) and link back to: http://bigbluetest.org.
We hope to see most readings posted at 14 hours (2 pm) local time, on November 14. If you are early or late, it’s OK.
What really matters is that you test your blood sugar often and that you exercise regularly. If you don’t have diabetes, you can still take The Big Blue Test. Regardless, tell others to test, exercise and share on November 14.
IMPORTANT:
If due to disability or medical advice you cannot exercise, naturally we don't expect you to do anything that will put you or your health at risk. We'd love you to participate entering your blood sugar readings.
UPDATE (Oct. 21, 2009):
If you work in media or have access to local media, please help us get the word out about the event, by sending them the press release attached below.
UPDATE (Nov. 1, 2009):
Here are a couple of banners (one static, one animated) that you can use to include in your blog. Please remember to link it to http://bigbluetest.org (which points back to this page).
Tags: awareness, bigbluetest, blue, diabetes, test-in, wdd
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Permalink Reply by Kelly Rawlings on -
From Des Moines, Iowa: 127 pre exercise, 62 (and a glucose tablet) post exercise. 14 brisk minutes on the elliptical machine. I love the Big Blue Test!
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Permalink Reply by Michael Todino on -
pre 175.... walking post ...174 it dropped only 1, disapointed
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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on -
2:00pm CST: 104 mg/dL
Exercise: 14min of not-so-brisk-pregnant-lady-walking around my neighborhood
2:15pm CST: 96 mg/dL
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Permalink Reply by Sandy Summers on
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What an eye-opener. Before exercise, 147, after walking on treadmill for 14 minutes, 108. What an incentive to take care of myself while I am in early stages. Thank you TuDiabetes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandy Summers
TEXAS
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So glad you could join in! Note: Sometimes vigorous exercise can temporarily increase blood glucose, but it lowers it over the next few hours.
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Permalink Reply by Julieann Beddow on -
So happy to be part of this...
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Permalink Reply by Joanne on -
sorry I'm late. Was in Philadelphia at Temple University's program.
BS 121 before walk
BS 109 after 14 minute walk
Got to meet Mikey Irish and Lane at Temple = )
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Permalink Reply by Richard157 on -
Unusual day. I tested 102 at noon and 76 at 2 PM. I could not exercise at that level. In had a 20 carb bowl of soup at 2:15 PM and did not bolus. At 3 PM I was 122. Treadmill for 14 minutes (3 mph speed with a 7.0 incline). Then I was 102.
I did not meet the time requirements but I did join in and post.
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Permalink Reply by Tony Tyner on -
Wow! Had a serving of pretzels at lunch with a high roller (1/2 a tortilla, ham. lettuce, tomato and cream cheese) Blood Sugar was 151 at 2:00pm vigorously mowed the front lawn for 15 minutes and was amazed to see 81.
Thanks!
Tony
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Permalink Reply by Gary D Carlson on -
120 before 15 min power walk 65 after had couple of jelly bellies to bring it back
WHAT a GREAT day!!!
Hello to everyone
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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Brant on
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BS to start was 124 after 14 minutes with y canine friend it was 130. She is just too sweet. LOL
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