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You know diabetes is a 365/24/7 disease. You live with it every day. And each November the rest of the world sits up and takes notice as National Diabetes Month gets underway. This year, dLife challenges you to observe the occasion by doing just one new thing to improve your diabetes life – physically and emotionally – this month. Pick your pleasure.

      

Improve Your Taste

• Make one of thousands of nutritionally analyzed, diabetes-friendly recipes in the dLife Recipe Box. You can even submit your own culinary masterpiece!
  
  
• Not a born cook? See how easy it is to cook healthy with dLife chefs, who walk you step-by-step through diabetes-friendly recipes anyone can make. Watch them now.

Know Your Numbers

• Test more often this month. Even one more test a day will give you a better picture of your overall blood sugar control. Learn more about blood sugar testing and find support in taking that important first step towards good diabetes health.
  
  
• Don’t know what you should about blood sugar goals, cholesterol levels, and other health test targets? We have the information you need.

Remember to Have Fun

• Diabetes Terms of Endearment – learn them, use them, embrace them ... and then send us yours.
  
  
• Find out why laughing matters to people who are living, every day, with diabetes.
  
  
• Enjoy the comedy stylings of the incomparable Jim Turner, plus other funny stuff.
  

Be a Part of Something Bigger

• Stop by the dLife Community Forum and share your diabetes life with others just like you. Whether you need a shoulder to lean on, a sounding board, or just someone to talk to – dLife members are there for you.
  
  
• Look in on other lives that are touched by diabetes - visit Blogabetes and catch up with writers who are living with diabetes.
  
  
• Share your story on the dLife Wall. Be a part of building the biggest online social network of people living with diabetes.
  
  
• What can we do this month (and really, every month) to ensure that funding and knowledge is shared? Read more from Christel Marchand on how you can help raise awareness.
  
  
• "Helping in this diabetes community is so much bigger than any single person, entity, company, foundation or incident."  Check out Tom Karlya's column on making a difference in the diabetes community. 
  
  
  
• Join the International Diabetes Federation in observing World Diabetes Day, and learn about the UN Resolution for diabetes.
  

Make the World a Better Place

• Make a difference in everyone's diabetes life. Explore these dLife advocacy resources for contacting your lawmakers and staying current on diabetes issues, advocacy, and legislation.
  
  
• When you head to the polls this November, make your vote count towards improving your health. Find out the candidates’ commitment towards federal diabetes funding.