With finals just around the corner, I’m sure many non-diabetics don’t think much about diabetes unless they are learning about it in class, have a personal connection to it, or reading this blog. Although I haven’t had time to write, diabetes has never been off my mind...perks of being a diabetic? As I’ve mentioned before, diabetes has a lot of common misconceptions, and many people who are uneducated about the disease don’t know much about it. I have decided to devote this post to spreading awareness of diabetes. Something that seems so simple is actually quite difficult. There are a plethora of Facebook pages, websites, blogs, foundations, that many people don’t know about. Just by searching ‘diabetes awareness’ in Google, I obtained a lot of sources. Let’s be honest though, who’s going to search up diabetes awareness? My only reasoning to search for it is to have something to write about. So what’s the best way to spread awareness? Well, in my opinion, word of mouth seems like the best option. That way people are forced to listen to you...it really works I’ve tried it! The great thing about educating people face to face is that you can answer any questions that they may have. Spreading awareness is crucial! Why is this the case? Without proper awareness, diabetes won’t be seen as a serious disease. It is not from eating too much sugar! I believe awareness is important because that can cause fundraisers to occur, raising money to ultimately find a cure to diabetes. To simplify this paragraph, if no one spread awareness, we would get nowhere.
So what do I do? Well first and foremost I started this blog. In addition to that, whenever given the opportunity, I raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Most recently, I ran the New Jersey Marathon with Team JDRF to raise money to ‘beat diabetes.’ With hard work and dedication anything is possible, and one day there will be no such thing as diabetes. -The DiaRunner
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