What did you do for World Diabetes Day?

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• Nov 17, 2008

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What did you do for World Diabetes Day?

 

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I am really sorry, but was this on 16/11/2008, if so then I did not really do anything beneficial for all diabetics, but it would explain why there was a free roadshow on heart awareness offering free cholesterol and bmi checks, bmi checks etc. I went to that.

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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IanD said:

Nobody told me about it. How are we celebrating?

My choir was singing at Hounslow's "Finding a Voice" festival yesterday, at the Waterman's Theatre, Brentford. We (Caroliners) were billed as the famous over-50s choir There were stands covering all aspects of older peoples' needs, including diabetes.

I led the choir off the stage - all black curtains - first into a cupboard, then into the lift. It took about 5 minutes to get back to the dressing room

Tonight I'm going to Gilbert & Sullivan's "Gondoliers." Members of my tennis club are singing, though not me.

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• Nov 17, 2008

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ME NEITHER!

As a result of it not being published anywhere in the public eye i completely forgot about it!!

i almost feel ashamed!

Why wont they give us the same level of advertising as say aids awareness... ???

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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I had no idea it was World Diabetes Day!

 

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World Diabetes Day made it onto the national news, I watched it on the BBC and it was on their website as well. We also had it mentioned in the local press.

I'm a member of the local DUK group and we set up a stand at a local venue with help from one of the DSN's and one of the Diabetes educators, we handed out information packs, offered blood glucose tests and a group walked through town handing out leaflets.

You can see some pictures and a post on the groups website/blog which is here.

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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*** ooooops ***

the shame

I totally forgot / didn't know

I probably knew really but still totally forgot. Just like I forget National Vegetarian Week every year.

I suppose because I never buy a newspaper I don't see these things.

ERM

I went out on a very rare night out and drank a few vodkas that's what I did on Friday anyhow

Woke feeling fine with good BGs

J/xxx

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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We were blessed to participate in the lighting of San Francisco's City Hall:
http://tudiabetes.com/forum/topics/how-was-your-world-diabetes

In the morning, I dropped by our School District and took pictures of the posters that children did in the classrooms where one of the kids had diabetes. Here are some of the photos the members in our community uploaded:
http://tudiabetes.com/photo/photo/listTagged?tag=wdd

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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I hate to say it...watched Children in Need. Didn't see local events, and it went straight out of my head

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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was it? Oh! :?

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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Didnt know anything about it. Did major food shop, got salmon and broccoli for tea watched children in need....

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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I went to a retirement party, I damned well nearly died from second hand fag smoke, and I also experienced a fire alarm going off in a room full of off duty firemen.

So... not much really.

 

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• Nov 17, 2008

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My internet was broken, or I would have let the forum know!

Next year, we should organise something really fun!

 

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• Nov 18, 2008

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.........like a forum party?



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• Nov 18, 2008

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Could be a plan. Limos and luxury, the Ritz for the moderators? Hilton for the rest of us? :wink:

 

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• Nov 18, 2008

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Do they do low carb menus at the hilton

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Could be a plan. Limos and luxury, the Ritz for the moderators? Hilton for the rest of us? :wink:

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• Nov 18, 2008

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budget room at the travellodge for me then? buwahahaha