Many of you may be familiar with the Yellow wristbands supported by Lance Armstrong's live strong foundation to support the fight against cancer.  Some of you who know me may have noticed that I've transferred my yellow band to a red band... not that I'm particularly consistent on wearing any wristband, and nothing against cancer research. I have several family members (both living and deceased) touched by it. 

The red wrist bands support Diabetes and are available from the American Diabetes Association.  As most people know my wife Tracie and I are very involved in the fight against Diabetes (since I have Type 2 Diabetes).  You can order the wrist bands online from the ADA at: http://store.diabetes.org/products/product_category.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302024093&bmUID=1123024922007   (Alternatively you can contact your local ADA office who can help you obtain a wrist band.)

They contain the ADA's message for Care-Cure-Committment since unlike many organizations the ADA isn't just out to find a cure, but also to ensure that the 18million or so Americans who have Diabetes (many similar to high blood pressure don't know it) learn to care for themselves.  The ADA plays an important role in Diabetes education especially in those communities such as the Hispanic and Native American populations where incidence of this genetic disease is much higher.