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We know the holidays can be a hard time of year. We are sending love && holding space for all those who are struggling. 🫶🏻 If you need anything our 24 hour crisis hotline is always open. 📞 +1.425.985.3635

Thank you to the amazing artists who created these graphics. 🙏🤩🙏 We do not own any of the above images. All credit goes to,

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month 💙
With so many amazing events happening across the country, it can be tough to find the right one to celebrate with your community — so we made it easy! 🗓️

Check out our calendar featuring in-person && virtual events from organizations nationwide.
✨ Bonus: November 15 is packed with activities — we’ve made a special calendar just for that day!

Remember, community is one of the key pillars of mental health. 💫
If we missed an event or activity, let us know so we can add it!

Recovery is not about perfection — it’s about resilience. Every stumble, every restart, every brave choice to rise again is worth honoring. 💙
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🎉 We’re teaming up with The Sole Survivors—the comic book about kids with chronic health conditions, created by former NBA player Gary Forbes—at this year’s Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference! 🎉

We’re giving away 100 Sole Survivors coloring books—a fun, creative spin-off of the original series—each paired with a set of colored pencils to bring the pages to life! ✏️🎨

👋 Stop by our booth on Thursday for a special visit from Gary Forbes—one of only three people to ever play in the NBA with type 1 diabetes. He’ll be hanging out, chatting with kids, and signing coloring books! The giveaway kicks off during his visit (exact time coming soon) and runs until all 100 are gone.

📚 Curious about the full Sole Survivors comic trilogy? We’ll have the complete set on display at our booth—and one lucky winner will take it home! To enter the raffle, adults or caregivers can drop their contact info. (Grown-ups only, please!) The drawing will happen at the end of the conference.

Come meet a real-life superhero, color your own, and connect with a community that gets it. 💙

Living with diabetes already means navigating a complex physical and emotional landscape. For LGBTQ+ individuals, the added stress of discrimination, stigma, or isolation can deeply impact mental health. Whether it’s facing healthcare bias, hiding your identity, or simply trying to find a community that gets it, the weight can be heavy.

For those who live at the intersection of chronic illness and LGBTQ+ identity, the experience can feel especially isolating. Managing something as relentless as diabetes while also navigating the weight of being misunderstood, excluded, or unseen for who you are—it’s a lot. These challenges don’t just stack up, they can blur together, making it hard to know where one struggle ends and another begins. And yet, so many continue to show up every day—with strength, creativity, and quiet resilience.

But there’s hope. You are not alone. There are many communities, resources, and organizations fighting for visibility, safety, and mental wellness for the LGBTQIA+—every single day. Slide 2-5 has mental health resources for the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S., Canada. Latin America, Europe and Australia.

🌈This PRIDE Month—and every month—we honor the beautiful resilience at the intersection of chronic illness and LGBTQ+ identity. We see you. We support you. And we will continue to fight for a world where every body and every identity is safe, supported, and celebrated.

Thank you to the wonderful content creators who made these amazing graphics!!
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