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It's that time of year again....National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day are upon us. How do you plan on engaging in these initiatives? For more information on the events, check out the following links:

• National Diabetes Month is observed every November to draw attention to diabetes and its effects on millions of Americans. The National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) 2015 theme Diabetes Education and Support: Everyone Has a Role. What’s Yours? highlights the need for ongoing diabetes education and support among people with diabetes and those who care for them.
• World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign with events organized in more than 100 countries in 2014 and dedicated advocacy activities around G7, UN General Assembly and G20. Led by the Intetional Diabetes Federation, WDD unites the global diabetes community to produce a powerful voice for diabetes awareness and advocacy. WDD is a year-long campaign to reflect the realities of dealing with a chronic condition
• The vision of the American Diabetes Association is a life free of diabetes and all of its burdens. Raising awareness of this ever-growing disease is one of the main efforts behind the mission of the Association.  American Diabetes Month® (ADM) is an important element in this effort, with programs designed to focus the nation's attention on the issues surrounding diabetes and the many people who are impacted by the disease.
  

What creative ways will you use to participate in National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day? Think about face-to-face interactions with clients, using social media to spread the word, raising awareness, etc  How can we increase diabetes awareness in our everyday interactions?

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