Laura K. recaps her November 3rd appearance on DSMA Live, where she discussed the Sanofi US Diabetes vision behind online community engagement, the importance of listening to the DOC and advocacy.

In support of this year’s D-Blog Day theme, we made a scrapbook page too! We wanted to express our gratitude to everyone in the diabetes community we’ve connected with, shared with and learned from during the past year.

We recap the Dancing for Diabetes event that included Sanofi US employee Laura Fields ballroom dancing to raise money for The Diabetes Foundation. Laura shares how the competition is making big changes in her life and how successful the event was for the foundation.

Blue Fridays are here! Don’t forget to show your support by printing out a flier to remind yourself and those around you to wear blue this November for diabetes awareness.

Gina Capone, the creator of D-Blog Day and DiabetesTalkFest.com, talks about why she got involved with the diabetes online community, why she started D-Blog Day and what this year’s theme will be.

Ken Kotch is a photographer, author, and creator of the Broken Pancreas project. In the summer of 2010, Ken traveled the country photographing people living with diabetes who don’t let the condition stop them. The photos will be part of a book meant to inspire people to never settle for ordinary.

Cherise Shockley shares her story with me about founding the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy chats and the history behind Blue Fridays. Check out my interview with Cherise to learn more about one of the most inspiring people in the Diabetes Online Community.