Did you know that there are loads of diabetes groups on the photo-sharing site Flickr? I had a bit of a peruse the other day and found the great image you see in this post (click on the image to see it in full scale).

Some of the photos are a bit so-so, but some of them are really well done and thought out. To check out a few of the galleries, go here (and maybe you might even have some to add yourself?!):

Diabetes Art

Diabetes Made Visible

Insulin (in particular I love this one)

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…. and here is what the diabetes community is doing worldwide. We New Zealanders will be right up the front with our timezone, so let’s kick things off with a bang at 2pm. Here’s what to do:

At 2 pm, local time, do the Big Blue Test:

1. Test your blood sugar.
2. Get active for 14 minutes.
3. Test again.
4. Enter your results at BigBlueTest.org.

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As everyone in NZ is aware, Christchurch has been thrown completely sideways by a horrendous earthquake.

What I want to know is how the T1 community can help our fellow T1s. Do you know anyone down there who urgently needs supplies or help? I’ve already heard from one AKL T1 who’s offering her family bach in Piha for anyone who needs to get out of Chch to look after their diabetes….

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