November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On that day, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. The event is called The Big Blue Test because blue is the color associated with World Diabetes Day. It is based on a test-in activity that took place July 14, where more than a thousand people with diabetes tested their blood sugar at the same time and shared their results online. This time, the activity...

Excitement is building for the upcoming World Diabetes Day on November 14.  The International Diabetes Federation reports more than 660 monuments- including the Empire State Building, London Eye, Christ the Redeemer, Burj al Arab and the Obelisque in Paris –will light up in blue this Saturday.