Manny and the great folks at TuDiabetes and the Diabetes Hand Foundation are having a contest this month.

They also have some great prizes (meters, supplies etc) for the winners. In case you haven’t had a look check it out: http://tudiabetes.com/profile/WordinYourHand

Find out more about the Diabetes Hand Project here: http://tudiabetes.com/notes/Word_In_Your_Hand

Andreina Davila, Manny Hernandez and the folks over at the Diabetes Hands Foundation (http://diabeteshandsfoundation.org/) have produced a great diabetes awareness video called Drawing Diabetes.

Definitely an amazing and interesting perspective on diabetes and how it affects children. Something I think we can all learn something from.

Check it out:

Also check out the DrawingDiabetes TuDiabetes Group – http://tudiabetes.com/group/drawingdiabetes

TuDiabetes.com, a social network for people touched by diabetes, recently passed 2,000 members and celebrated yesterday its first anniversary.

If you are a member of TuDiabetes already, share your story. If not, come join the community.

Yep! I just learned about the Glucoboy today.

From their web site:

The Glucoboy is the first blood glucose meter that has been designed specially for kids, adolescents and the young at heart.
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In addition to a stand-alone blood glucose meter, the Glucoboy contains 2 full length video games and a mini-arcade. To access the video games, the Glucoboy must be inserted into the cartridge slot on a Nintendo Game Boy® Advance System, or into the Game Boy® cartridge slot on a Nintendo DS.
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Seems like an interesting incentive, if you ask me… However, it would be amazing if it gave you credits too for running or other physical activity, since playing games will not precisely help with your blood sugars.

If you want to chat with others about Glucoboy and other diabetes-related matters, join TuDiabetes.com – a community for people touched by diabetes.

Not surprisingly, “rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, although people are living longer than ever,” according to a recent study issued by the English government.

England follows the same trend as most developed countries around the world these days, making diabetes research, education and treatment a global priority.

Read more about the study in the BBC web site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7056293.stm

If you have diabetes and live in the UK, make sure to join TuDiabetes.com, a social network for people touched by diabetes. There is a growing number of diabetics from the UK among the members.

The best diabetes social networking site out there, TuDiabetes.com, is now over 1000 strong!

They also released numerous updates to the software to add better features and user collaboration/tracking.

On TuDiabetes you can find and be friends with diabetics from all over the world, interact in groups and message forums, add video’s/photos, take part in the integrated chat room and a ton more!

If you haven’t been there yet, head on over to http://tudiabetes.com/ now and check it out. You’ll be meeting amazing people in no time

It is really an excellent way to get additional diabetic support, increase your own diabetes awareness and get answers to diabetes related questions. Congratulations Manny!

Recently diagnosed? A veteran? Type 1’s and type 2’s of the world:

Share with other diabetics: How many years have you had diabetes?

The official Spanish version of TuDiabetes.com is now live!!

You can visit it and join at http://EsTuDiabetes.com/.

Even if you are a member of TuDiabetes.com, if you wish to join EsTuDiabetes.com, you need to register again, since they are two independent communities (although they share the same name, etc.)

You will also find a link at the top left of both sites, allowing you to conveniently switch back and forth between them.
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La version en español de TuDiabetes.com ha sido lanzada oficialmente!!!

Invito a todos los hispano-parlantes a unirse, visitando:
http://EsTuDiabetes.com/

Aun si son miembros de TuDiabetes.com, si desean unirse a EsTuDiabetes.com, tienen que registrarse nuevamente, ya que son dos paginas independientes (aunque compartan el nombre, etc.)

Si lo desean, tambien verán un link convenientemente ubicado en a parte superior de las dos paginas, que les permitira pasar de una red a la otra.