Help us out with a diabetes awareness competition!

Hello everyone!
We are taking part in a competition in Belgium for the national diabetes association. For this competition we are gathering as much pictures of diabetics wearing blue clothes (shirt, tanktop, sweater…) whilst they are holding a white piece of paper or cardboard with the follow text written on it: “Don’t let diabetes take over your dreams!” as possible. If you want to add a subtle touch to the picture involving diabetes (like an insulin pump, a meter…) you can do so. The pictures will be used in a short movie that will be displayed around the country to raise awareness around diabetes.

You can send your pictures and possible questions to diabetesdreamcontest@gmail.com

Thanks a lot in advance!
Timo and Lauren

Galja said:

Why blue? And would you be wanting pictures of those of us without any Belgian blood?

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We would like to gather all the pictures we can get and make a collage with these pictures and create the diabetes blue circle, hence the blue We will then put this collage at the end of a short video where we will interview people about their diabetes and how this affected their lifes and dreams. And of course we would like some none Belgian diabetics as well, diabetes is something that occurs worldwide so we would like to get as many nationalities as possible!

Galja said:

Going to ask the question again because:

I'm not Belgian

and

Blue means depressed to Americans, don't know about you Belgians. Myself, I do not feel blue about being diabetic. It is only my reality now, like acquiring grey hair.

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We are looking for pictures from all over the world, so non-Belgians can also send in their pictures And we choose blue because this seen worldwide as the color of diabetes, as can be found on the website of the international diabetes federation:

The blue border of the circle reflects the colour of the sky and the flag of the United Nations. The United Nations is in itself a symbol of unity amongst nations and is the only organization that can signal to governments everywhere that it is time to fight diabetes and reverse the global trends that will impede economic development and cause so much suffering and premature death.

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The logo we would like to create is the following

himtoo said:

Hi @timodew
great topic and I shall be looking for a blue t-shirt in my drawer to get a pic posted for you

hope you get a lot of support from us here in the UK

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Thanks a lot! Don't forget to tell other diabetics about this if you wouldn't mind, the more pictures we get from all over the world the better!