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Do the Big Blue Test: help yourself, help others!
Doing the Big Blue Test is easy! Just test your glucose, get active for 14-20 minutes, test again, and share your results at BigBlueTest.org. You can enter as many Big Blue Tests from now until the end of the day of November 14th.
The Big Blue Test, a diabetes awareness program started by the nonprofit Diabetes Hands Foundation. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes. People with diabetes are encouraged to do the Big Blue Test any day between October 14th and November 14 at midnight Pacific Time, by testing their blood sugar, getting active, testing again, and sharing the results online at bigbluetest.org.
The website aggregates all of the data collected live. In the last two years, just 14 minutes of exercise decreased participants’ blood sugar level between 15 and 20 percent.
In 2010, more than 2,000 people did the Big Blue Test. Over 120,000 people watched the Big Blue Test video. Roche Diabetes Care, makers of ACCU-CHEK® diabetes products and services, funded the production of the video and helped it go viral by donating 75 cents for each of the first 100,000 views, resulting in total donation of $75,000. The donation provided insulin and supplies to more than 2,000 people with diabetes in developing countries.
This year, in connection with the number of people that do the Big Blue Test, another donation from Roche Diabetes Care will benefit people with diabetes in need. Five nonprofit organizations focused on helping underserved areas with a high incidence of diabetes in the United States will each receive $10,000, while $25,000 will go to support similar work internationally. Read more about the grantees here
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Comment by Andrew on October 25, 2012 at 5:34am -
My bedroom, but it took twenty minutes and sent me low, so I thought I'd ask and see if I could count it.
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Comment by Linda G on October 25, 2012 at 3:44am -
Cleaning is VERY MUCH an exercise Andrew! What are you cleaning?
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Comment by Andrew on October 24, 2012 at 6:04pm
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Could cleaning count as exercise?
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Comment by Andrew on October 24, 2012 at 12:02pm
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Started out with 142, exercised, then came in at 115. Pretty pleased with myself.
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Comment by Emily Coles on October 22, 2012 at 11:40am -
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Comment by Mike on October 14, 2012 at 5:25pm -
Just logged my first entry into the 2012 BBT.
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Comment by Emily Coles on June 14, 2012 at 10:13am
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Hey fellow BBT-ers!
International Diabetes Federation has already begun the info and ramp-up for this year's World Diabetes Day, and it's packed with good info and exciting plans. Take a look!
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Comment by Andreina Davila on November 18, 2010 at 8:56am -
Hi everybody,
Remember that in order for your results to be counted you need to enter them on this table: www.bigbluetest.org
The group here at TuDiabetes helps to build community and get people talking about their results, but the www.bigbluetest.org site is where we are actually collecting the data formally.
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Comment by Joyce on November 17, 2010 at 4:18pm -
Was very pleased with my big blue test. Started out at 114. Took a brisk 14 minute walk. Tested again at 85. Yes!
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Comment by bikette on November 17, 2010 at 3:58pm
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I thought I put my data in this forum on Sunday, but it did take awhile to 'work' so I'm not positive it 'took'. Is there some way to check whether my details got posted?
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