Every Friday during 2013, as well as World Diabetes Day, I wore at least some blue in recognition of Blue Fridays and posted a picture. Below is a slideshow video I made from those pictures.
The song, "Hold Me, Jesus" by Rich Mullins, means a lot to me. When I'm feeling discouraged, this song helps to encourage me. I found it fitting to use that song in the video.
This is my first attempt at making a slideshow video. Considering, I think it turned out alright. Enjoy!
Ramblings of a mother of five, wife of one, and Type 2 diabetic. (formerly known as RFamHere's Ramblings)
Showing posts with label World Diabetes Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Diabetes Day. Show all posts
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
World Diabetes Day 2013 #wdd
My wonderfully supportive hubby helped put up my World Diabetes Day flag this morning and took this picture.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
World Diabetes Day is approaching!
Thursday is November 14th - World Diabetes Day. In honor of this, I plan to wear blue every day this week.Yesterday was Veteran's Day, so my outfit of red, white, and blue involved a red shirt, white scarf, and blue socks. (Black pants in case you're wondering.) Today I am wearing a long sleeve blue shirt, a blue scarf with white birds flying, khaki pants, and blue-gray socks.
I've been doing great with my goal of wearing at least some blue every Friday this year. I don't expect everyone to do this, but I would love it if you could join me in wearing blue every Friday in November (Diabetes Awareness Month) or at least this Thursday (World Diabetes Day).
WEAR BLUE!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Diabetes Word Cloud (#HAWMC)
Today's WEGO prompt: Word Cloud. For today’s
post we’re going one further and putting your words into an image, a
word cloud or tree representing YOUR health focus, interest, or
passions. Write down some of your favorite topics off the top of your
head or review the tags in your blog post for some surprises. For some
examples on layout check out www.wordle.net.
I made this one for the World Diabetes Day postcard exchange last year, so I thought I'd bring it out again for today's prompt.
I made this one for the World Diabetes Day postcard exchange last year, so I thought I'd bring it out again for today's prompt.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
30 Days of Thankful - Day 26
Most of all, I am thankful for LIFE! Thank you, God, for granting me the opportunity to be part of your wonderful creation!
Monday, November 14, 2011
World Diabetes Day!
To celebrate this momentous occasion, I wore blue (of course). A blue button up blouse. I actually was able to sneak in this special day with two classes I substitute taught today. One of their spelling words was "illuminate." As an example I told them how buildings all over the world were illuminated blue in honor of World Diabetes Day.
When I went to the Y this afternoon, I changed into a blue t-shirt and blue jeans. Thankfully the blue made me feel festive, not the sad type of blue. My younger two also wore blue today. I think everyone else had some blue on, just not as obvious as a blue shirt. That's ok. Their emotional support is more important to me than the color of their clothing.
Happy World Diabetes Day to all! May we someday be able to turn this day into a holiday to remember when we used to have diabetes! Praying for a cure today and always!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
WDD Blue Fridays
What is WDD Blue Fridays? First, what is WDD? World Diabetes Day which is a recognized UN day on November 14th every year. In this video, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) President Jean Claude Mbanya calls the world to go blue for diabetes - wear blue, light up buildings with blue lights, however you can bring attention to diabetes - on November 14th.
However, a group has decided to take this one step further. We are asking you to wear blue on WDD as well as every Friday during the month of November. Why? Watch this video to find out. My dog, Sadie, and I are in this video. I'm wearing blue today in honor of the video's launch. Wear blue!
However, a group has decided to take this one step further. We are asking you to wear blue on WDD as well as every Friday during the month of November. Why? Watch this video to find out. My dog, Sadie, and I are in this video. I'm wearing blue today in honor of the video's launch. Wear blue!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
World Diabetes Day
Today is World Diabetes Day! I started off celebrating by testing my fasting glucose, though I did eat a little beforehand so I'm not sure how accurate it was. I picked out a blue shirt to wear in honor of the day. At church I had a couple handouts from the American Diabetes Association that had requested. I set up a little table in our church parlor with the handouts and a little sign I made with the World Diabetes Day logo.
This afternoon, I participated in the Big Blue Test. The idea of this was for World Diabetes Day at 2 pm, test your blood sugar. Get active for 14 minutes (because of it being the 14th). Test again then enter your results at the site. Due to our 4-H meeting, I had to delay this until 3:30 pm today. At first I was at 123. After a very busy 14 minutes of cleaning, including jogging across the house a few time, my sugar dropped to 67. I had to sit down and eat an apple to make sure I didn't crash further. Diabetes is so unpredictable. I never know when my body will play nice with the insulin and cause a low. More often than not my body resists the insulin and my sugar goes high.
Shortly after finishing the apple, my glucose levels were at 112. That made me feel better. However, I then emptied my craft business inventory out of the back of the van to then fill it with my oldest daughter's drum set so she could practice at a friend's house. She brought the drums downstairs but I loaded them in the van. To be on the safe side I decided to test when I finished. I was in the 90s, so I decided another snack was in order. After a Kashi cookie and a small glass of chocolate Soy Slender, I felt good for the day. After that roller coaster ride, I allowed myself to have a dinner that was a little higher in carbs.
I was able to use my low to my advantage with the younger children. Someone was stopping by the house and I wanted to tidy up the foyer, which the kids also use as a playroom (much to their father's dismay). I was able to enlist their help without complaint once I told them how low my glucose had gone and explaining that I didn't want it to go any lower. Yes, it was probably a mean stunt, but my foyer is tidy now.
Overall my World Diabetes Day was nice. I shared my mission with some of the members of my church. One of the ladies shared that she was diagnosed at 23 yrs old with Type 2 and that she had been managing it with diet and exercise for over 50 years. Her story actually brought tears to my eyes, giving me hope for my future. Of course that hope also includes a cure for diabetes!
This afternoon, I participated in the Big Blue Test. The idea of this was for World Diabetes Day at 2 pm, test your blood sugar. Get active for 14 minutes (because of it being the 14th). Test again then enter your results at the site. Due to our 4-H meeting, I had to delay this until 3:30 pm today. At first I was at 123. After a very busy 14 minutes of cleaning, including jogging across the house a few time, my sugar dropped to 67. I had to sit down and eat an apple to make sure I didn't crash further. Diabetes is so unpredictable. I never know when my body will play nice with the insulin and cause a low. More often than not my body resists the insulin and my sugar goes high.
Shortly after finishing the apple, my glucose levels were at 112. That made me feel better. However, I then emptied my craft business inventory out of the back of the van to then fill it with my oldest daughter's drum set so she could practice at a friend's house. She brought the drums downstairs but I loaded them in the van. To be on the safe side I decided to test when I finished. I was in the 90s, so I decided another snack was in order. After a Kashi cookie and a small glass of chocolate Soy Slender, I felt good for the day. After that roller coaster ride, I allowed myself to have a dinner that was a little higher in carbs.
I was able to use my low to my advantage with the younger children. Someone was stopping by the house and I wanted to tidy up the foyer, which the kids also use as a playroom (much to their father's dismay). I was able to enlist their help without complaint once I told them how low my glucose had gone and explaining that I didn't want it to go any lower. Yes, it was probably a mean stunt, but my foyer is tidy now.
Overall my World Diabetes Day was nice. I shared my mission with some of the members of my church. One of the ladies shared that she was diagnosed at 23 yrs old with Type 2 and that she had been managing it with diet and exercise for over 50 years. Her story actually brought tears to my eyes, giving me hope for my future. Of course that hope also includes a cure for diabetes!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Yes, my hair is blue!
Well, it's more "tinted" blue than dyed. Since I have brown hair and didn't want to lighten it beforehand, the blue is very subtle. If the light hits it just right, you can see the blue. Otherwise it just looks like I darkened my hair a bit. As promised, here's a picture. Since I don't post pictures of my face on this blog, my original plan was to take a picture of the back. That was hard for me to do and I didn't get around to asking someone to help me. (You know how moms are about asking for help!) In honor of World Diabetes Day, I made a blue circle out of my face to show my blue hair. Look, my shirt even looks blue! It's actually purple but some things photograph a slightly different color depending on lighting, etc.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Blue hair for diabetes???
Tonight I was participating in an open house with other home-based and small businesses. It was held at a local church. We had a great turnout and I had a lot of fun. There was one person set up who is a cosmetologist. She was sharing various hair coloring products. I found the "non-natural" hair color, as I call it, interesting. Especially the blue. Afterall this is diabetes month and this Sunday is World Diabetes Day, represented by the color BLUE!
For those of you who don't know me, I'm pretty conservative. Not ultra conservative. I do wear blue jeans and have short hair. However, except for the time in high school where I bleached my hair blonde, I've pretty much kept to my natural hair color with the occasional highlights. There was the one time I had a little red added in, but it was pretty subtle. Blue? Really?
After talking to the cosmetologist, she told me that because I am not planning on lighting my hair beforehand, the blue would be more subtle. It's semi-permanent so it will last for several washes, not several months. I really wanted to take this leap, but I needed some encouragement. I got our my cell phone and posted on Facebook, "Who thinks I should dye my hair blue for World Diabetes Day?" Right away I started getting "likes" on my status. Next I posted a reply, " If I get ten likes in the next five minutes, I'll buy the dye" (I never said I'd use it! hehe)
It actually took about ten minutes for the ten likes, but I was planning to buy it anyway. I just needed some encouragement that I wasn't crazy. Yes, I bought the dye. It's sitting in my bathroom cabinet, waiting for me to build up the courage to use it. My teenagers love the idea, though my husband isn't as enthusiastic. Now I need to decide when I'm going to do it (if I am). The sooner I use it, the sooner it will wash out. I've never dyed my hair myself before and have never done it at home. (Well there was that phase when I used Sun-In back in my early teens...) Maybe I should have made this a fund-raising challenge. If nothing else, it will be a good opportunity for outreach and awareness.
Yes, I will post a picture of my hair... if I actually go through with this!
For those of you who don't know me, I'm pretty conservative. Not ultra conservative. I do wear blue jeans and have short hair. However, except for the time in high school where I bleached my hair blonde, I've pretty much kept to my natural hair color with the occasional highlights. There was the one time I had a little red added in, but it was pretty subtle. Blue? Really?
After talking to the cosmetologist, she told me that because I am not planning on lighting my hair beforehand, the blue would be more subtle. It's semi-permanent so it will last for several washes, not several months. I really wanted to take this leap, but I needed some encouragement. I got our my cell phone and posted on Facebook, "Who thinks I should dye my hair blue for World Diabetes Day?" Right away I started getting "likes" on my status. Next I posted a reply, " If I get ten likes in the next five minutes, I'll buy the dye" (I never said I'd use it! hehe)
It actually took about ten minutes for the ten likes, but I was planning to buy it anyway. I just needed some encouragement that I wasn't crazy. Yes, I bought the dye. It's sitting in my bathroom cabinet, waiting for me to build up the courage to use it. My teenagers love the idea, though my husband isn't as enthusiastic. Now I need to decide when I'm going to do it (if I am). The sooner I use it, the sooner it will wash out. I've never dyed my hair myself before and have never done it at home. (Well there was that phase when I used Sun-In back in my early teens...) Maybe I should have made this a fund-raising challenge. If nothing else, it will be a good opportunity for outreach and awareness.Yes, I will post a picture of my hair... if I actually go through with this!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
World DIabetes Day is coming soon!
(Thank you to one of the ADA Type 2 message board members for this reminder posted on the boards. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your post, altering just a little.)
As you may or may not know, November 14th is World Diabetes Day. The Big Blue Test group is asking everyone to test their blood sugar at 2:00 pm on that day, then do 14 minutes of activity followed by another blood sugar test. You can post your results online at their website. You can also post pics if you want – a picture is worth a 1000 words! Feel free to share your results here. You can also post your results on http://bigbluetest.org, in Facebook, Twitter or wherever else you want to post them. In Twitter, use the #bigblue hashtag and link back to: http://bigbluetest.org . In case you are wondering why the "blue," it is the color used for World Diabetes Day.
As you may or may not know, November 14th is World Diabetes Day. The Big Blue Test group is asking everyone to test their blood sugar at 2:00 pm on that day, then do 14 minutes of activity followed by another blood sugar test. You can post your results online at their website. You can also post pics if you want – a picture is worth a 1000 words! Feel free to share your results here. You can also post your results on http://bigbluetest.org, in Facebook, Twitter or wherever else you want to post them. In Twitter, use the #bigblue hashtag and link back to: http://bigbluetest.org . In case you are wondering why the "blue," it is the color used for World Diabetes Day.
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