Man's Best Friend Smells Hypos

Scanning the diabetes blogosphere found me a post by Kate about her new dog Chino that can react to the odor change in her son Lance related to change in his blood sugar level.

Amy at Diabetes Mine has also started a discussion about creating a code word for someone to say when they are having an episode of hypoglycemia. Go on over and add your input there!

Going along with 'Many Faces of Diabetes', For those of you who have Type 1 Diabetes, Penny is still looking for faces to add to her 'Faces of Hope' presentation. Please help her if you can.

CGMs too expensive? Bernard has found a special discount for the Dexcom. Check out his post if you want to find out more.

dLife recently launched Blogabetes, a blog featuring some of the best diabetes bloggers in the diabetes online community. They just fixed the comments function a few days ago so go check them out!

While we're on the topic of awesome community blogs, the AADE has also opened up a blog on their Side by Side website.

If you aren't aware of the AADE, it "is a professional association dedicated to promoting the expertise of the diabetes educator, ensuring the delivery of quality diabetes self-management training to the patient and contributing to the future direction of the profession."

But if you're reading this blog, you probably already knew that.

November is American Diabetes Month

Well, November is 34 days away and during American Diabetes Month, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will highlight these "Many Faces of Diabetes."

• Caregivers: (November 1-3) Supporting a loved one with diabetes can present its own unique challenges.

• Employees: (November 4-10) Promoting healthy lifestyles in the workplace can help to prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications, saving companies thousands of dollars a year.

• Diabetes around the world: (November 11-17) Worldwide over 246 million people have diabetes. By 2020, that number is expected to rise to 350 million.

• At-risk populations: (November 18-24) One in two minorities born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime if current trends continue.

• Youth and Type 1 Diabetes: (November 25-30) Youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have the most urgent need for care. The new ADA Planet D campaign will provide resources and networking to those youth and their families.

If you want to participate in something during this month, check out the ADA website to find out What's Happening Locally.