Yesterday I did my Big Blue Test!

Do The Big Blue Test: each test = a life-saving donation.

14-20 min of exercise lowers your blood sugar, gets life-saving supplies to people with diabetes in need.  Check out my short video above!

So I tested, got active, tested again and shared!  Have you???  Everyone together raising Diabetes awareness on World Diabetes Day!

http://BigBlueTest.org is a program of the Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF). It takes place every November 14 (World Diabetes Day. People with diabetes are invited to test their blood sugar at 2 pm (local time), do 14 minutes of activity, test again and share the results.

Nov. 14, 2010, DHF is aiming for a minimum of 100,000 views of its Big Blue Test promotional video. To help the foundation reach this goal, Roche Diabetes Care (makers of ACCU-CHEK® diabetes products and services), has underwritten the production of this video and will make a donation for every view the video receives up to $75,000. DHF will use the donation to help the Life for a Child program, run by the International Diabetes Federation, and Insulin For Life. These two global, humanitarian organizations provide diabetes medication and supplies to children in the world’s poorest countries.

Hey everyone and welcome to World Diabetes Day 2009!

So what is this day all about you ask? Well firstly it is to raise global awareness of this “lifelong” condition which had entered Epidemic proportions.

Secondly it is to let “Persons with Diabetes” around the world that they are not alone, and to highlight the benefits of exercise that will ultimately help then manage their diabetes better.

So what can you do today! Well if you happen to have diabetes the today at 1400 Hours local time, people are invited to test their blood sugars then exercise for 14 minutes and then re-test.

If you don’t have Diabetes, then perhaps it would be a good idea consider getting yourselves check over to make sure your not at risk. What is Diabetes I here you ask???

These results can be posted to the BigBlueTest page over at tuDiabetes.com, or on Twitter making use of the #bigbluetest hashtag.

There are some Diabetes Peeps out there that I wish to highlight and say thank you to as they are truly inspiring and have put an enormous amount of time and effort to helping others help themselves.

A huge huge SHOUT out goes to these guys and in no particular order.

• Manny from tuDiabetes.com – Without Manny their would be no BigBlueTest and the DOC would not be what it is now.
• Kelly @ diabeticlivingonline.com
• Kelly @ diabetesaliciousness™
• Kerri
• Cherise
• George “A.K.A NinjaBetic”
• Ashley
• Bernard
• Crystal
• Jenny
• Sarah Jane
• Jaimie
• Lee Ann
• Gina & The Diabetes Resource

Also a mention goes to Tim and Alison who provides some pancreatic-ally challenged wit and humour over at Shoot Up or Put Up…

So thanks to you all.. Go BigBlueTest!!!!

November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On that day, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter.The event is called The Big Blue Test because blue is the color associated with World Diabetes Day. It is based on a test-in activity that took place July 14, where more than a thousand people with diabetes tested their blood sugar at the same time and shared their results online. This time, the activity incorporates 14 minutes of physical activity to reinforce the importance of exercise.

Participating in this event to raise diabetes awareness on November 14 is easy:

1. Test your blood sugar.
2. Run, jog, walk the dog or do anything you’d normally do as part of your exercise routine for 14 minutes.
3. Test your blood sugar again.
4. If you are a member of TuDiabetes click on the home page banner and share your readings and what exercise you did between them. If you have a camera, you can also add a photo of your reading(s) or you exercising.
5. If you have a Twitter account, post your readings on Twitter (use the #bigblue hashtag) and link back to: http://bigbluetest.org.

We hope to see most readings posted at 14 hours (2 pm) local time, on November 14. If you are early or late, it’s OK.

What really matters is that you test your blood sugar often and that you exercise regularly. If you don’t have diabetes, you can still take The Big Blue Test. Regardless, tell others to test, exercise and share on November 14.

IMPORTANT:

If due to disability or medical advice you cannot exercise, naturally we don’t expect you to do anything that will put you or your health at risk. We’d love you to participate entering your blood sugar readings.

If you work in media or have access to local media, please help us get the word out about the event, by sending them the press release attached below.