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SnowDiab 2010: snow sports for kids with diabetes

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January 21, 2010

I want to point out to all children with diabetes in the mountains and snowboard enthusiasts an interesting initiative, the SnowDiab. It is five days to pass in the snow 13 to 17 February 2010 in Step Vezzena (Lavarone Plateau, TN).

The event is aimed at all young people with type 1 diabetes aged between 15 and 20 years. The program includes snowboarding lessons and aerobic exercise, which in addition to a healthy entertainment allow the students to confront each other and increase their knowledge about diabetes.

The price to participate is very affordable and includes lift tickets and equipment rental: health and fun are guaranteed!

The initiative is organized by ADIQ, Mountaineers in Diabetics Quote, an association headed by Marco Peruffo which includes several mountain enthusiasts. In addition to activities such as SnowDiab, ADIQ organizes real expeditions at high altitude which makes the news around the world, proving once again that the person with diabetes, although it is, has no limits, both in small and large companies.

For those interested in SnowDiab 2010, the time is short: For more information visit www.adiq.org , write to adiq@adiq.org or Mattia Tanza mattitan@hotmail.com . Also available is the application form to SnowDiab 2010 .

Good skiing holidays!

World Diabetes Day 2009: Youth Panel in Rome

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Cecilia

November 23, 2009

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On 14 November, as every year, we celebrate the GMD: World Diabetes Day and this year the Youth Pannel Italian boys found themselves in Rome to participate actively in events (the year before the appointment was in Perugia ). Upon arrival on November 13, after the space reserved for greetings, started the discussion "at the table" of new developments in diabetes.

The agenda included a discussion on the first GMD and the role of the panelists during the outreach activities planned for the next day. Then we analyzed the "Manifesto of the rights of people with diabetes," a list of points that summarize the needs of all persons with diabetes. Finally, was presented the new project of Novo Nordisk, which aims to help children with diabetes sub-Saharan countries in serious economic difficulties.

In the evening the boys have watched the show "The island that is" by Renato Giordano Tordinola at the theater, a magnificent performance, but dramatic at times almost ironic, that tells the tortuous and difficult road traveled by Dr. Banting and Best looking aide of therapy for diabetes: the 'insulin. A favorite panelist, this first part of the story gave the opportunity to learn about the history of man that enabled them to lead a life serene and uncomplicated.

Il gruppo dello Youth Panel alla Giornata Mondiale del Diabete 2009 a Roma

The group of youth panel in Rome

The next day, stand in Piazza San Lorenzo, the panelists were employed to provide information on diabetes and to interview passersby to detect opinions, doubts and knowledge about diabetes. A real success for the boys, who have been enthusiastic and willing, from nine to eighteen were employed to make people aware of this problem continues to expand, providing useful advice to those who harbored any doubts about it, from 'power to' physical activity.

Exhausted but satisfied with their success, the day when the children are divided into their homes scattered throughout the Boot: Milan, Mantua, Naples, Caserta ... all conscious of having done their best to win the battle against diabetes.

Cecilia

PS: see the article on World Diabetes Day

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Some events for World Diabetes Day November 14

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Simone

November 12, 2009

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!!! "-2 Days" to Nov. 14: now we are ... In less than 48 hours will shoot all over the world, the World Diabetes Day! About a month ago I had already spoken on this blog in a previous article ...

I recommend it, spread this news as much as possible and participate in events organized in your city to know where and when events will take place please contact your local organization! Will need the commitment of all, because this World Diabetes Day will represent an important opportunity to talk about the issue "diabetes", the first step to try to improve the lives of many, too many people with diabetes worldwide.

Here are some activities taking place over the next few days:

In Rome there will be a great event for young people through the activities of the boys' Italian youth panel. A group of youths from all over Italy it will meet November 13 to 15 in the capital to study and make people aware of the issues the UN Resolution on Diabetes and the Manifesto of the Rights of People with Diabetes standing among the people in the Youth Panel Village organized by them. For training times will alternate with periods of exposure in the gazebo Changing Diabetes. I'll be there!
A doctor in a review of the previous article we noted that such Olevano Romano will perform a blood glucose screening. Similar activities will be proposed in Trento in Piazza Duomo from the ATD. In Mantua, the association will AAGD testing of blood glucose throughout the day of 14 in Piazza Marconi, also distributing informational material to raise public awareness. Right in the town of Virgil is to report the collaboration with local institutions, through the power of the blue lights of the city of Mantua's Palazzo in Via Roma, due to start at 18: a lot of monuments will be illuminated in blue in the world, because the blue circle is the symbol and color of the diabetes that unifies all the initiatives. Also in Mantua on 16 and 23 November will be organized a conference entitled "Expectations and rights of the diabetic in society" ( more here ).
On the sporting side in Perugia on November 15 will be held for the second time the Changing Diabetes Day Bike through the collaboration of the Cycling & Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk NPO, similar to ' 2008 edition . This event will involve cyclists with and without diabetes who wish to ride to Assisi bringing the message of diabetes living positively with physical activity and health ( more info here ).

But ... these are just examples: the activities will be thousands, all over Italy and all over the world!
Very little is missing ... The appointment is for tomorrow, November 14, 2009, World Diabetes Day!

Simone

PS: Here are some official sites:

Missing a month at a World Diabetes Day 2009

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Simone

October 14, 2009

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We have grown. Among exactly one month, November 14, 2009 will be celebrated throughout the world the World Diabetes Day. On this blog we talked about it often: for example, see this previous article .

As in past years people with diabetes can be heard loudly, with their testimonies and demands, their problems and hopes. The World Diabetes Day, originally promoted by the IDF, today is a celebration officially recognized by a United Nations resolution, and enjoys the patronage of many local, national and international, with a spread in all countries of the world.

There are many events planned to bring to the fore some important issues: prevention, care and rights of diabetes. Locally, thousands of associations organize gazebo and meeting places in city squares, to disseminate correct information among people and to test their blood glucose by performing screening. With the coordination of local authorities will be illuminated in blue hundreds of monuments, to attract attention thanks to the color of the diabetes, or are organized walks along the city streets with banners and balloons blue. All this will happen also in Italy, for years at the forefront of these activities in favor of diabetes, although some activities may be postponed to Sunday 15 for organizational convenience.

Many events will be proposed to transmit positive values that animate many people with diabetes. For example, on November 15 will be repeated in Perugia pedaling the bicycle tour dedicated to diabetes: Diabetes & Associates Cycling along with many other sympathizers also go through a picturesque route passing through Assisi. Me too I had attended last year (see the ' article ) supporting the importance of exercise in diabetes.

This year I will not be in Perugia, but will attend the World Diabetes Day in Rome, where 13 to 15 November there will be celebrations and activities with the group of the Youth Panel, which brings together young people with diabetes from all over Italy, representing a great opportunity initiatives to coordinate some of the youth. Continue reading 'We need a month to the World Diabetes Day 2009'

The field of children with diabetes in Spain in Mantua

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Simone

September 22, 2009

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Hola! We are back from the field of young people with diabetes Mantua! The vacancy of AAGD (as announced in a previous article ) was held at the turn of last August, and after a very intensive week our group of 16 boys came home from Spain, now is the time to tell what happened !

Foto di gruppo dei ragazzi con diabete al campo in Spagna

Group photo of children with diabetes to camp in Spain

The departure is taken from Mantua in the night between 15 and 16 August. After a sleepy bus ride to the airport of Bergamo to Valencia, we embarked: for some of us this was the first flight.

Once in Spain, and greeted by a hot sun, we moved to our Hotel Doña Lola in the town of Castellón de la Plana, Valencia, where he prepared for lunch there was an enormous and delicious paella, a traditional dish of the place! Throughout the week there are alternate tourism activities, entertainment and study on diabetes.

The good weather and high temperatures have provided an opportunity to go to the beach all the time that the free time allowed. Most mornings were devoted instead to a Spanish course, with lectures from school Audio Gil Sapnish of the Institute, giving us the opportunity to integrate better with this beautiful language. Just the Spanish school took us to the reception at the town hall in Castellón, where we held a brief ceremony of presentation of the city and brotherhood of nations with their students. The conclusion of the course was celebrated with the awarding of diplomas during a convivial lunch in the forest, the "Pinar".

The evenings were spent visiting the city and waterfront dining in a variety of local dishes: some of us also have the opportunity to enjoy the nightlife and an exciting night on the beach! One afternoon was dedicated to the grueling game of paintball, under a blistering sun and quiet ... More science was the visit to the planetarium.

The tourist aspect was treated mainly by visiting the beautiful medieval towns of Peniscola and Morella, with its beautiful castles. The only downside is the Plaza de Toros Bullfights crowding of Spain, unnecessary and cruel instrument of torture for the bulls ... The last day of stay has been dedicated to the city of Valencia, where he visited the magnificent aquarium Oceanografic, admiring the many fish and other aquatic creatures strange!

But getting back to diabetes. The camp was an opportunity for all us kids to socialize and became a group, but also to confront each other on diabetes, increasing knowledge about their disease through shared experience. In fact you can learn a lot from friends and peers who live in your same situation, and this is the true value of these initiatives. Dr. Francesca Saggiani of diabetes hospital in Mantua has also taken some lessons in-depth diabetes management and self-control, especially as regards the aspect of nutrition.

But diabetes was also center stage on August 20, when our group was hosted by 'local association of young people with diabetes: thanks to the contacts that I have grown in recent months with the energetic president Theresa Mari, we organized a meeting . The evening began with an Italian dinner, and then moved at the headquarters of the association is very well equipped to Castellón: here was held a sort of cultural exchange between Italy and Spain, a moment of encounter and dialogue even among Italian children and Spanish with diabetes. The two associations, the Spanish and Italian, have exposed their activities and characteristics suggerendosi ideas to each other, and we are committed to taking forward a contact for future collaboration: a twinning. This was an important step, because I believe that a comparison across national borders can be born a greater and deeper awareness about diabetes, learning strategies on how to best deal ever!