There are more than a 366 million people with diabetes in the world. Of those, almost 100 million depend on insulin to live. November 14 is the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting (shown above), one of the main discoverers of …
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The 2012 edition of our No Sugar Added Poestry Contest opens Friday, April 6 and we’re waiting for your submissions. In 2010, the TuDiabetes community TOGETHER wrote an amazing and unique poetry book to help us all better understand what …
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In March of 2007, we started TuDiabetes because we saw that too many people with diabetes were feeling isolated instead of benefiting from the shared experience they could have by connecting to other people touched by diabetes. Today, Diabetes Hands …
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To apply for a DHF Seeds micro-grant, read the DHF Seeds FAQ and then submit your application online between March 19th and April 2nd, 2012. Please note that the online application must be completed in a single sitting. In 2012, …
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At Diabetes Hands Foundation we are looking for a creative and resourceful person with a freelancer heart and a passion for the cause of diabetes to serve as Production Assistant for the Big Blue Test program, from March until October …
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DHF President, Manny Hernandez, presented this week at the World Diabetes Congress in Dubai about the benefits of social media for people touched by diabetes. Watch a video of the presentation and follow the slides. (Video by David Edelman) View …
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We are very proud to announce that Kelly Close has been elected to the Board of Directors of Diabetes Hands Foundation. Kelly is Editor-in-Chief of “diaTribe“, an e-newsletter for people eager to learn more about better managing diabetes and President …
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After a generous extension until midnight, Nov. 15, Accu-Chek (the program sponsor) granted us taking into consideration the outage we experienced during World Diabetes Day… we passed the goal of 8,000 Big Blue Test entries!! The diabetes online community participated …
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The month of November has been jam packed with activity and media coverage surrounding diabetes, as it should be given that it’s diabetes awareness month. Our President, Manny Hernandez, was recently featured in two publications on the basis of DHF’s …
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Since Nov. 1, we’ve nearly 1,700 Big Blue Test entries. Daniel Conn, who’s had diabetes for 19 years, has done it twice: “Not only does it feel great to manage my blood sugar through exercise, but the energy I feel …
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