World Diabetes Day: November 14

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The goal of this group is to keep us all updated about what each one is doing to celebrate World Diabetes Day, November 14.

Celebrated every year on November 14, World Diabetes Day is a campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation and its member associations. It was created in 1991 by IDF and WHO in response to growing concerns about the escalating threat of diabetes worldwide. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007. This year sees the first of a five-year campaign that will address the growing need for diabetes education and prevention programmes.

The World Diabetes Day campaign calls on everyone to understand diabetes and take control.
For people with diabetes, the campaign slogan is a message about empowerment through education. For governments, it is a call to implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management of diabetes. For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice. For the general public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know, where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications.

The need for diabetes education
Diabetes can be difficult. The disease imposes life-long demands on the 250 million people now living with diabetes and their families. People with diabetes have to make a multitude of decisions related to managing their diabetes. They need to monitor their blood glucose, take medication, exercise regularly and adjust their eating habits. Furthermore, they may have to face issues related to living with the complications of diabetes and may be required to make considerable psychological adjustments. The future health of people with diabetes is largely based on the decisions they take. Because people with diabetes must deliver 95% of their own care, it is of paramount importance that they receive ongoing, high-quality diabetes education that is tailored to their needs and delivered by skilled health professionals. The World Diabetes Day campaign aims to establish access to diabetes education as a right for all people with diabetes.

The need for prevention
At present, type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented. The environmental triggers that are thought to generate the process that results in the destruction of the body’s insulin-producing cells are still under investigation. Type 2 diabetes, however, can be prevented in many cases by helping and encouraging those at risk to maintain a healthy weight and take regular exercise. World Diabetes Day will promote greater awareness of the risk factors for diabetes and encourage best-practice sharing in diabetes prevention. The campaign will ask diabetes stakeholders to call on UN Member States to follow through on the promise of UN Resolution 61/225 on diabetes and develop national policies for the prevention, treatment and care of diabetes in line with the sustainable development of their healthcare systems.

Under Resolution 61/225, the UN has invited all Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to observe World Diabetes Day in an appropriate manner, in order to raise public awareness of diabetes and related complications, as well as its prevention and care, including through education and the mass media.

The World Diabetes Day campaign can be followed online at www.worlddiabetesday.org; www.twitter.com/wdd; http://tinyurl.com/o7o6kf">Facebook-http://tinyurl.com/o7o6kf and www.youtube.com/worlddiabetesday.

The World Diabetes Day logo
You can download the World Diabetes Day logo for use in communications with others, if you print flyers, etc.
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/materials/the-logo

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Dance-A-Thon in San Francisco

Started by Emily Coles Oct 18, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like

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Comment by Katey on November 9, 2011 at 7:39pm: Jrtpup: definitely!! Message me on here and I'll let you know what colors I have, and I can mail them to you!

Comment by jrtpup on November 9, 2011 at 10:51am: Katey, awesome! I especially love the rings...is there any way I can order a couple?

Comment by Katey on November 9, 2011 at 9:49am: (requested by jrtpup) Here's two links to the duct tape stuff I'm making and selling. There's 7 things I'm doing, (although I can make many more different items) but its really fun and my friends seem to think it's going great! I don't have pictures from fundraisers at schools, but here's the duct tape links.

http://api.ning.com:80/files/h31U4bls4SrXG1EcMCAn7379iB3qwDnM6VDRrf...
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http://api.ning.com:80/files/H4p7ucr5mAqcLYnMPSGTbxDuPzA*uy8Wp79-tjhpSLVAre8Uqgo5UDbniycRMo1rWiXNI2RW7X9P2qYA1ID6VA__/Picnikcollage2.jpg
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Let me know what you think! Input is very much appreciated(: And As i said yesterday, I've raised 56$, its gone up since then. its now at 72$ :)

Comment by jrtpup on November 8, 2011 at 3:38pm: Katey, pics please?

Comment by Katey on November 8, 2011 at 10:00am: This is a great page!! I am making duct tape stuff and selling it to my friends (: I can make bracelets, ipod cases, flowers, and many other things(: It's only November 8th, and I've already raised 56$ so far. Pretty great if I do say so myself! All the money I raise I'm donating to diabetes research(: I'm also doing a fundraiser through my school and through the college my mom is currently a student at. It's going very well!

Comment by IWANTOLIVE on October 25, 2011 at 12:53pm: What a great page. I am letting all my friends and family know about it so they can keep informed and maybe do something in their communities.

Comment by Emily Coles on October 18, 2011 at 10:59am: Dance Out Diabetes Dance-A-Thon!! Bay Area locals, please JOIN ME on the TuDiabetes dance team "Tu-Dance-A-Betes", which will compete with other local dance teams for fun and prizes. Please contact me directly when you register, so we can be in touch about a team costume, etc. :)

Comment by Katsz on October 11, 2011 at 7:46am: Once again... this day has sooo much significance for my son. He was diagnosed Nov. 14, 2009. Hard to believe has been 2 years now.

Comment by runtostopdiabetes.com on November 12, 2010 at 2:38pm: Hey, my Tu Diabetes friends...my girlfriend has Type 1 diabetes, so I just started a campaign called 'Run To Stop Diabetes'. Visit www.RunToStopDiabetes.com for more info on the campaign & let me know what you think!! We're running the 2011 ING NYC Marathon to raise money & awareness for diabetes.

Comment by Kelly WPA on October 19, 2010 at 5:46am: Good idea Erin! Even if there is an official appeal going on, maybe if we all send them emails, they will get the hint and do it.