{"id":902,"date":"2010-11-15T15:06:19","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T23:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skinnygeneproject.com\/?p=902"},"modified":"2010-11-15T15:06:19","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T23:06:19","slug":"the-day-after-world-diabetes-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/the-day-after-world-diabetes-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day After World Diabetes Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: M.Bollinger<\/p>\n

Yesterday was World Diabetes Day!!!<\/p>\n

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It was EXACTLY what I needed. After being disappointed about the\u00a0lack of support for National Diabetes Awareness Month in my hometown, I was thrilled to see how other people around the world chose to bring diabetes to light.<\/p>\n

Seeing the beautiful display of BLUE monuments and buildings throughout the world, and the creativity of the people who found a way to put a personal mark on the day, I\u2019m more inspired and determined than ever to help my city go blue in 2011.<\/p>\n

World Diabetes Day is recognized by the United Nations as being a UN<\/strong>ified effort to bring about\u00a0global awareness and action to address the growing diabetes epidemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Diabetes is a global problem<\/strong> with devastating human, social and economic impact. Today more than 300 million people worldwide are living with diabetes<\/strong>. Each year another 7 million people develop diabetes..<\/p>\n

More than 300 monuments and buildings in 40 different countries were lit as beacons of hope for the millions of people worldwide living with diabetes<\/p>\n

Here are some of\u00a0my favorites\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Northern Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sacramento State Capitol<\/p><\/div>\n

World Diabetes Day is powerful because it represents UNITY.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0isn’t just a day for people with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes.\u00a0\u00a0It’s a day for all of humanity.<\/p>\n

I saw this\u00a0video of a father and son singing \u201cThat\u2019s My Type\u201d, which they wrote for World Diabetes Day to recognize the \u201ctype 3 diabetics”.<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s a great reminder that at the end of the day… diabetes, in\u00a0some way, will\u00a0affect us all.<\/div>\n
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