Diabetes Awareness Patch
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Help the girls in your troop or service unit learn about diabetes.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
Diabetes is a condition where the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or can’t use it effectively. Insulin plays a part in helping your body turn food into energy. Without it, too much glucose (sugar) gets in your blood.
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Iron-On! 2″ Embroidered Patch. Patch image shows a watermark. Your patches will not have a watermark.
Older girls may want learn more about diabetes and the different types of diabetes (type 1 and type 2).
Girls of any age can learn to support friends, family and scouts that have diabetes.
- As with any situation, asking and listening to what their friends need is the most important way to help someone with diabetes
- Stay supportive and positive.
- Join them in making healthy snack and drink choices that are good for everyone instead of having candy and junk food when you are together
- Don’t blame or shame them or make fun of their condition or anything they need to help themselves monitor or treat their condition.
- Help them stay active by inviting them to play outside or doing physical activities together
- Find an adult to help if they look like, or say they, are feeling unwell
Scouts of any age can learn that while having diabetes can beyond a person’s control, there are steps they can take to help minimize their own risk of developing diabetes.
- Choosing water over sugary drinks
- Eating more fruits and vegetables
- Choosing whole grain pasta, bread and snacks
- Being physically active
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Tanecia J. (verified owner) –
Love them! Can’t wait to hand them out the new girls in my troop. Awesome turnaround time too! 👍
Tanecia J. (verified owner) –
The patches are so cute! I can’t wait to give them out to my Girl Scout troop for Diabetes Awareness in November.