World Diabetes Day: November 14

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Website: http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/
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Latest Activity: Nov. 16, 2008

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

Here are a series of materials about World Diabetes Day, so you can start getting more familiarized about the topic with time.

World Diabetes Day 2008 booklet:
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/node/2137
This is a GREAT starting point for you to read about WDD and begin to think about the things you can do in your own community.

World Diabetes Day 2008 poster:
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/materials/campaign-posters-0
(the English versions on the page can be obtained by clicking on the links labeled "EN)

This is an example of the posters that you can find.

Web banners:

the code you need to include in your page (MySpace, Facebook, blog, etc. ) is this one:
<a href='http://adserv.idf-bxl.org/adclick.php?n=aa52f0af' target='_blank'><img src='http://adserv.idf-bxl.org/adview.php?what=zone:4&n=aa52f0af' border='0' alt='World Diabetes Day - November 14' /></a>

For more WDD web banners, visit this page.

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

Discussion Forum

IMPORTANT EVENT: 1st Annual Gerald J. Friedman Fellows Symposium on Nutrition, Diabetes & Human Health, 11/14/08

IMPORTANT EVENT MARKED WORLD DIABETES DAY, NOV. 14, 2008 IN NYC: THE FIRST ANNUAL GERALD J. FRIEDMAN FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM ON NUTRITION, DIABETES AND HUMAN HEALTH The first annual Gerald J. Friedman F...

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Started by AprilSandmeyer Nov. 16, 2008.

Millions Mark World Diabetes Day 1 Reply

Diabetes activists worldwide organize events to draw attention to growing pandemic with the focus on diabetes in children and adolescents. PRESS RELEASE: CONTACT: Kerrita McClaughlyn, IDF Media Re...

Started by Andreina Davila. Last reply by sugar level Nov. 14, 2008.

Article about World Diabetes Month for local school newsletter 3 Replies

I recently received an email from our son's school, asking for submissions to the newsletter. I thought it was a great opportunity to raise diabetes awareness. I am attaching it here: feel free to...

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Started by Manny Hernandez. Last reply by Manny Hernandez Nov. 12, 2008.

What I'm doing for WDD 1 Reply

I'm creating a "World Diabetes Day Wall" at my school to mark WDD. I asked permission from the administration, and they said to go for it and they'll give prizes to anyone who wears blue on Novembe...

Started by rainbowgoddess. Last reply by Manny Hernandez Nov. 5, 2008.

WDD has a Twitter Account

http://tudiabetes.com/xn/detail/583967:Comment:313

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Started by Manny Hernandez Nov. 4, 2008.

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Hillary Clinton speaks up for World Diabetes Day

New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a statement to support the World Diabetes Day 2008 campaign. The following information was released in the United States:

World Diabetes Day – 10 days later

Thank you and keep the information coming

Thank you for all the work you put in to making World Diabetes Day 2008 such a global success. Whatever you did on the day, I hope things went well. The pictures on the World Diabetes Day website tell the story of a remarkable shared experience. Here in Brussels we all dressed in blue, participated in local events during the day and in the evening lit our office building in blue.

Over 1000 buildings bring diabetes to light!

We hoped to get 500...

But when we set the goal it seemed like a distant dream. Imagine then how we feel on November 14 to see the more than 1000 buildings and sites lit in blue to mark World Diabetes Day 2008.

It is time to take a step back, enjoy the moment and thank those who have done so much to make the day a success.

UN Secretary General issues statement in support of World Diabetes Day

The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has issued a statement on the occasion of World diabetes Day.

In his statement the Secretary General thanks the International Diabetes Federation and the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh for co-sponsoring the World Diabetes Day panel discussion on diabetes (held November 14 at the UN). He acknowledges that diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can strike children at any age and that diabetes is often diagnosed late or misdiagnosed.

Belgian boy pees blue for diabetes

Manneken-Pis, the famous Brussels landmark of a naked little boy urinating into a basin today joined the World Diabetes Day campaign. The famous bronze statue dressed up in the World Diabetes Day logo and let fly a steady flow of blue-tinted urine to draw attention to one of the more obvious warning signs of diabetes.

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Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 1:27pm: Nice choice, sugarrbabie! When I wore blue on Friday, I wore too dark a shade....it somewhat spoiled the effect....but I made up for it in other ways.

Comment by sugarrbabie on November 15, 2008 at 1:18pm

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 12:24pm: Holy Moley.......that's absolutely BEAUTIFUL Manny.

Comment by Annette Saint on November 15, 2008 at 11:18am: Wow What a beautiful sight!

Comment by Manny Hernandez on November 15, 2008 at 10:47am: This is how City Hall looked like in San Francisco yesterday:

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 8:37am: Where was that picture taken, Kristin?....very impressive!

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 8:35am: You have a very special dad, Gina....bless his heart!

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 8:31am: Bravo JayJay, to you and to your mom for your dedicated hard work....you enspire us, the world over!...from linda in canada.

Comment by Annette Saint on November 15, 2008 at 5:59am: My son and I undertook a 20 mile sponsored bike ride yesterday age 12. Our local pharmacy Lloyds held a raffle that he is going to draw this morning and a coffee morning for people to donate. The Gunns Bakery gave us food for journey and he baked cookies with world diabetes day logo to raise awareness. The Sainsbury's supermarket 21 miles away (21 miles we rode in the end) Had world diabetes day posters up and blew up hundreds of diabetes uk balloons and gave them out. Jay-Jay my son organised leaflets and info on diabetes to be every where he could locally and thousands of people go through the Sainsburys'. It is in the local papers and was on radio yesterday. So many people here were unaware it was World Diabetes Day.

Jay-Jay is going to parliament on Tuesday 18th November as a huge national campaign commenced here yesterday to get support for children in schools. As Jay-Jay has had to be home educated his story is to be used in national news, and is discussing this with our MP in the Houses of Parliment at an appointment he organised for the same day. He has been chosen to attend a special reception there too that evening with many MP's to discuss further issues and the press release to follow. Also a campaign for the silent assassin was released on WDD here so he will discuss this and hopefully people wil listen.

On the bike front yesterday, Jay (age 12) TYPE 1 and I started at 9.45am and finished the full 21 miles by 1.25pm. That included stopping to do 4 blood tests, 2 injections, 3 lots of food, and believe it or not looking for sun cream as Jay decided to burn. He must be the only kid that can burn in England mid November.

Well that's the epic for now! But I have to say I am so proud of his work, raising so much awareness for his fellow sufferers and friends and to prevent any other child or adult going through unneccessary suffering! And a huge THANK YOU to every one else on this site who has made a difference no matter how small. You are all such very special people and sometimes you don't get as much credit as you deserve for going through some of what you do.

Annette

Comment by Gina Capone on November 15, 2008 at 12:06am