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What did you do for World Diabetes Day?

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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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 :D 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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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... ???
 
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.
 
*** 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
 
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.
 
My internet was broken, or I would have let the forum know!

Next year, we should organise something really fun!
 
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