By
AmyT on
October 26, 2011
November is nearly upon us, which means the biggest month in diabetes advocacy is about to begin! As most of you know, November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and don’t forget to circle Nov. 14 in blue — that’s World Diabetes Day.
World Diabetes Day was launched unofficially in the mid-1980s by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and then was crystalized in 2007 when a UN Resolution was passed, acknowledging diabetes as a global epidemic…
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By
AmyT on
November 1, 2009
Hope you all had a fun Halloween weekend. Somehow the conclusion of that sugar-fest seems a great segue into National Diabetes Awareness Month, no? And the countdown begins to World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, 2009.
Where to begin describing all the activities planned around the web and around the world to “bring diabetes to light” this month…?
Let’s start with the most fun campaign, the brainchild of Manny Hernandez of TuDiabetes, called the THE…
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By
AmyT on
November 14, 2008
A very happy and BLUE World Diabetes Day to everyone today!
Feeling Blue Myself… But for all the right reasons. Read on for an EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEAK at the Young Voices video competition winners!
First, a note for SF Bay Area locals: Myself and a group of local advocates including Kelly Close and Manny from TuDiabetes be on-site to launch the lighting of San Francisco City Hall in diabetes-awareness blue at 5:00pm Pacific time this…
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