Are you wearing blue?

I am! That must mean that it's FRIDAY!  November is Diabetes Awareness Month.  The diabetes online community is asking everyone to wear blue every Friday during the month of November as well as November 14th, World Diabetes Day.  (If you need a reminder, watch this video.) 

Also, don't forget about the Big Blue Test!  Need more information?  Check out this video which will tell you more about the program and how it benefits several charities to help people who can't afford supplies and medications.  You don't have to have diabetes to help!

I will wear blue to raise awareness and dissolve stereotypes. Wear blue!

30 Days of Thankful - Day 4

Today I am thankful that I have the medical resources to take care of my diabetes.  Not everyone has access to test strips, medication, and insulin.  I am also thankful that at this time I am able to control my diabetes with diet and exercise.

30 Days of Thankful - Day 3

Today I am thankful for the wonders of nature. I saw two whitetail deer after dropping off hubby at work. Thankfully they stayed at a distance.  On a related note, I'm thankful for my husband's safety, barely missing a deer on his own travels yesterday.

30 Days of Thankful - Day 2

Today I am thankful for friends to chat with in the morning when I'm trying to avoid housework.

Do the Big Blue Test: Help Yourself, Help Others

From the YouTube video (seen below):

"The Big Blue Test takes place every November leading up to World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes. People with diabetes are encouraged to do The Big Blue Test any day between November 1 and November 14 at midnight Pacific Time, by testing their blood sugar, getting active, testing again, and sharing the results online at http://BigBlueTest.org.

In 2011, in connection with the number of people that DO The Big Blue Test, a donation from Roche Diabetes Care will benefit more than 8,000 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 the work in Latin America by the International Diabetes Federation's Life for a Child Programme for a total of $75,000 in Big Blue Test grants to be funded."

30 Days of Thankful - Day 1

I'm thankful for my amazing husband and wonderful children. My Type Awesome support team.

Remembrance

On this All Saints Day which is also the first day of Diabetes Awareness Month, I am posting here a blue candle to remember those we have lost to diabetes. May God bless them!