Diabetes Awareness Month is halfway over which means College Diabetes Week is here!

College Diabetes Week is put on by the members of the College Diabetes Network (CDN), a nonprofit organization that encourages students with type 1 diabetes to connect and encourage each other.

Having type 1 diabetes myself, adjusting to "college life" has been hard, but thankfully I've met so many amazing people through the CDN here at Florida State who know exactly what I'm going through because they are going through it too.

On November 14 to 18, the CDN will be participating in various events to raise awareness for diabetes.

Monday:

- WORLD DIABETES DAY

- Wear blue

- FSU College of Medicine Research Day & Panel

Tuesday:

- ADVOCACY (students with diabetes can contact their representatives and get in touch with resources)

Wednesday:

- Bake Sale on Landis (funds will be donated to help send a child to the Florida Diabetes Camp!)

Thursday:

- Sign up for the JDRF walk in March

- Make a team

- Start fundraising!

Friday:

- CELEBRATION!!

We come together on this day to celebrate modern innovations. The technology that has become available to diabetics has been such blessing to those of us with this disease.

- Hug a friend with diabetes

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Follow the hashtag on social media to see how students at universities across the country are raising awareness for diabetes!!