People with diabetes will help change the lives for others with diabetes in need as they do something in unison – exercise. Every time someone participates in the Big Blue Test and shares the experience on BigBlueTest.org, a donation of life-saving supplies will be made on their behalf to someone with diabetes in need.

The Big Blue Test, a diabetes awareness program started by the nonprofit Diabetes Hands Foundation, takes place every November leading up to World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes. People with diabetes are encouraged to do the Big Blue Test any day between November 1 and November 14 at midnight Pacific Time, by testing their blood sugar, getting active, testing again, and sharing the results online at bigbluetest.org.

The website aggregates all of the data collected live. In the last two years, just 14 minutes of exercise decreased participants’ blood sugar level between 15 and 20 percent.

Learn more at www.bigbluetest.org

Thanks to the generous sponsorship by Johnson & Johnson and JDRF, San Francisco’s Ferry Building will go blue this World Diabetes Day!

We invite you to join together with other people with diabetes at this very special event as we celebrate together World Diabetes Day.

When:
Nov. 14, starting at 5 pm until about 7 pm-ish

What:

• Come with your entire family
• Dress up in blue
• Paint your face blue
• Bring a flashlight and blue cellophane
• Bring blue signs

Where (Map):
One Ferry Building
San Francisco, California 94111
Park between Ferry Building and Embarcadero

Organized By:   diaTribe®, JDRF, and TuDiabetes

diaTribe® is an independent, advertising-free, e-newsletter for everyone eager to learn about the latest advances in diabetes management focusing on research and product news. It features reviews of the latest drugs and devices, interviews with leading figures in the diabetes world, and other information and insights not available anywhere else. Sign up for your complimentary subscription at www.diatribe.us. diaTribe has organized World Diabetes Day in the Bay Area since it began in 2007. diaTribe founder Kelly Close has had diabetes for over 20 years; she and co-founder Alisa Bekins have been on the JDRF San Francisco branch board for several years.

Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF) is a Bay Area-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that runs TuDiabetes (in English) and EsTuDiabetes (in Spanish), two online communities for people touched by diabetes. Through its communities, DHF has also developed numerous diabetes awareness programs, such as Word In Your Hand, Drawing Diabetes and, for this World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14), The Big Blue Test.