Just wondering about the ribbon

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i know every year there is the big blue test, and i thought that the diabetes ribbon/color was to be blue, but it’s grey. anyone know why???

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Where did you see a grey ribbon for diabetes, Adriana?

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i was looking for the ribbon online, and on wikipedia it said ours was grey. it just confuses me that we have the big blue test, and our ribbon is grey

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Can you please send me the link to the Wikipedia page?

All I found was this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness_ribbon

To the extent that anyone can edit Wikipedia pages, I can try to set the record straight. :slight_smile:

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I’ve not heard of grey before… it’s usually a toss up between blue and red.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awareness_ribbons

in grey its mental illness, diabetes, brain cancer, asthma and zombies (i find the cool, and it is an actual cause! theres a zombie awareness month, and a research group

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this is also a link to what the ribbon looks like
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stickershoppe.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/MLRCDIA.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stickershoppe.com/sticker-shop/catalog/MLRCDIA.html&usg=__5uV2rh-x3j2F0H6rrPduETFzsXc=&h=300&w=300&sz=22&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=v9kbBpa1yQT6bM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddiabetes%2Bribbon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1021%26bih%3D684%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C13&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=124&vpy=154&dur=451&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=139&ty=142&ei=MLnJTLP5ON2QnAejs4jgDw&oei=MLnJTLP5ON2QnAejs4jgDw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&biw=1021&bih=684

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I think that was something someone came up with many years ago, but I think blue is definitely the widely accepted color for diabetes. :slight_smile:

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o well. just wondering