#TwoBits about Containers from #DSMA

#DSMA Twitter chat was rocking as usual this week. And by rocking I mean to fast to follow. That is the way of the diabetes twitter chat. I just try to surf along with the tsunami of post and find a few conversations to join. This week one of those was about repurposing diabetes stuff for other uses.

Here are tow good link that flowed out of that part of the twitter flood.

Reusing set boxes to pack home made cookies to give to coworkers. I can't think of a better use for set boxes including holding the set that came in them.

http://sajabla.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/why-are-there-infusion-set-boxes-in-my-fridge/ 



Reusing may not be the bets idea for stuff you may be consuming, aka strip bottles, food and desiccants. Strip bottles have stuff in them to suck up moisture (desiccants.) Maybe not food grade stuff.

Violence by Ubergeek

http://www.mysweetbeanandherpod.com/2012/08/sugar-shot-sweet-bean-style.html

It's Official if it is on Twitter - DSMA Parents Talk

There it is.

Lorraine and I will be hosting a version of DSMA - Live focusing on parents of children with diabetes. Every other Monday st 9:00 pm on the DSMA blog talk radio channel. While a bit terrifying because I have no idea how to host a radio show, I know connecting with other parents is the only way I have managed to stay sane through our family's diabetes journey. The opportunity to help other is far more important than any petty terrors I may have screwing up an internet radio show. That and Lorraine is cool. We'll be fine.

Lorraine and I are proud to be expanding on the diabetes community services created by DSMA including:

DSMA Live http://dsmalive.com

TweetChat (#dsma) http://diabetessocmed.com/tweetchat/
DSMA Blog Carnival http://diabetessocmed.com/category/dsma-blog-carnival/
WDD Blue Fridays Initative http://diabetessocmed.com/wdd-blue-fridays-initative/

DSMA Live en Español http://dsmalive.com/dsma-live-en-espanol/

Thanks to Cherise Shockley of her vision and commitment to acting to help empower, connect, support and educate people living with diabetes. 

Nominate @Diabetic_Iz_Me for a Shorty Award #dsma

I am a huge fan of #dsma, the weekly twitter festival of all thing diabetes. (Wednesdays. 9:00 pm eastern time follow the tag #dsma) It is wonderful because Cherise is more wonderful.

You can show a little Love Ya Mean It by nominating Cherise too. 


You can go about it a few different ways:

• Paste @Diabetic_Iz_Me into the form:http://shortyawards.com/category/socialfitness and ad a reason why you nominated her.
• Send a tweet like this: I nominate @Diabetic_Iz_Me for a Shorty Award in #socialfitness because of weekly #dsma chat 4 living well w/ diabetes.
• You can also tweet shorter nominations like this: #shortyawards @Diabetic_Iz_Me #socialfitness she runs #dsma which is my weekly lifeline other diabetics and a variety of topic to live well

The contest wants you to be creative with the reason. A tweet without a reason for the nomination will not be counted. So don't forget that part, OK? We want votes to count.

The rules say a nomination must be relevant to the category. There is an easyone, Cherise is about as relevant to social fitness as is possible. Through #DSMA she helps people living with diabetes live health, fit, spiritual, emotional, rational, and irrational lives with all type of diabetes.

Here part of the category definition:

The #SocialFitness Shorty Award, in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Health. Join In., honors an individual who helps others to make healthy choices in their lives through their influence on social media. More here.

You can vote for Cherise in as many categories as you want, as often as you want, just make #SocialFitness one of those votes.

Only one nominee and one category per tweet.

ReTweets (RTs) are eligible provided the account and nomination meets all the other requirements.

Voting for Cherise in the same category more than once simply replaces the text of your original vote; it does not count as an additional vote. (Bummer.)


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