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Prospects Look Poor for a Diabetes Google Doodle

By AmyT on September 25, 2012

I hate to be Debbie Downer here, but despite our community’s best efforts, it seems doubtful that Google will ever consent to run a diabetes-related Doodle on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14.
WTF? You may ask… But diabetes affects millions of Americans! By some estimates, diabetes will hit HALF OF AMERICA by 2020 and is costing the country more than $174 billion per year!!
How could Google possibly ignore such a pressing and widespread topic?!…

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ADA’s CEO on Paula Deen, the Blue Circle, and Representing Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

By AmyT on March 20, 2012

Last week, we interviewed the American Diabetes Association’s CEO Larry Hausner on that organization’s ambitious plans for the next few years. FYI, Larry is also currently chair of the board of directors of the National Health Council (NHC), a national patient policy organization representing all people living with chronic illness.
In our phone interview, in which he was very generous with his time, we talked about what the NHC organization does, along with asking Larry…

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Spreading the Word About Diabetes — Through the Blue Circle

By AmyT on December 6, 2011

National Diabetes Awareness Month is over, but it’s never too late to Unite Behind the Blue Circle for diabetes advocacy!
We’re counting our Blue Circle campaign as a success, for the following reasons:
- over 3,300 people signed the petition calling on all major U.S. diabetes associations, including the ADA, JDRF, and AADE, to recognize and help promote the Blue Circle as the universal symbol for diabetes awareness. Our parent company Alliance Health Networks will…

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Making the Blue Circle Happen: Why and How

By AmyT on November 7, 2011

I’ve become accustomed to seeing the Pink Ribbon on soda cans and packages of cookies in the supermarket, but was a little stunned when I stopped by ULTA last week to pick up a jar of my favorite face cream, and discovered it packaged in a special breast-cancer-pink advocacy box! In fact, the whole store was having a Pink Ribbon promo. Wow! This is the type of consumer-grabbing campaign I’d like to see for diabetes…

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Let’s Get Behind the Blue Circle: Join the Movement!

By AmyT on November 1, 2011

Welcome to November, National Diabetes Awareness Month. Here’s a question for you this month: why doesn’t diabetes have a single, recognizable symbol like the ubiquitous pink ribbon for breast cancer?
The answer is, it could and should, if we patients make it happen!
It’s definitely time for change. Introducing our…

Join the Circle Campaign!

 
The IDF (International Diabetes Federation) unveiled the Blue Circle for diabetes back in 2006, “to signify unity of the global…

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