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{{Short description|Defunct nonprofit organization}}
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| name  = Diabetes Hands Foundation
| logo  = DiabetesHands logo 400x400.jpg
| founded_date = March 2008
| founders = Manny Hernandez, Andreina Davila
| location = [[Berkeley, CA]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| area_served = Global
| focus = "No one touched by diabetes should ever feel alone."
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'''Diabetes Hands Foundation''' was a [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Berkeley, California]], founded in 2008. It was funded through sponsorship income, donations, grants,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://helmsleytrust.org/news/grant-news/helmsley-charitable-trust-awards-150k-diabetes-social-media-player/|title=Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $150K to Diabetes Social Media Player|access-date=2011-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529000753/http://helmsleytrust.org/news/grant-news/helmsley-charitable-trust-awards-150k-diabetes-social-media-player/#|archive-date=2011-05-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> and earned income.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/26-2274537/diabetes-hands-foundation.aspx|title=Diabetes Hands Foundation - GuideStar Profile|website=www2.guidestar.org}}</ref> Diabetes Hands Foundation closed in June 2017, nine years from its founding, handing the administration of its online community programming off to fellow nonprofit Beyond Type 1.<ref name="ASweetLife">{{cite web|last1=ASweetLife Team|title=Diabetes Hands Foundation Closes, Handing Diabetes Forums to Beyond Type 1|url=https://asweetlife.org/diabetes-hands-foundation-closes-handing-diabetes-forums-to-beyond-type-1/|website=ASweetLife.org|publisher=Diabetes Media Foundation|accessdate=11 August 2017|date=2017-06-14}}</ref>

== Programs ==
=== Online Communities ===
TuDiabetes (in English) and EsTuDiabetes (in Spanish) are [[Social network service|social networks]] for people touched by diabetes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/apr/16/social-networking-sites-changing-way-people-learn-/|title=Social networking sites changing the way people learn about health|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laopinion.com/salud/comunidad-virtual-espanol-ofrece-ayuda-diabeticos|title=Comunidad virtual en español ofrece ayuda a diabéticos|access-date=2013-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111025007/http://www.laopinion.com/salud/comunidad-virtual-espanol-ofrece-ayuda-diabeticos#|archive-date=2013-11-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The sites were established in 2007 as the first social networks for people with diabetes and their families.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Orange County Register - Fellowship In The Diabetic Community|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/diabetes-594832-hernandez-insulin.html|date=2013-12-26}}</ref> TuDiabetes and EsTuDiabetes have more than 65,000 registered members<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tudiabetes.org/profiles/members# |title=Members - TuDiabetes |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927014016/http://www.tudiabetes.org/profiles/members/# |archive-date=2010-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.estudiabetes.org/profiles/members# |title=Miembros - EsTuDiabetes |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926102247/http://www.estudiabetes.org/profiles/members/# |archive-date=2010-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and are visited by over 200,000 people per month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quantcast.com/p-62ZEe_qxrsQ92|title=Login|website=www.quantcast.com}}</ref> Initially built on the [[Ning (website)|Ning]] platform,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.ning.com/2008/10/nonprofit-know-how-when-networking-on-ning.html|title=Ning Blog - Social Media & Community Building Insights|website=Ning Blog}}</ref> both nonprofit online communities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2010/02/12/non-profit-communities|title=5 Tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities|first=Geoff|last=Livingston|website=[[Mashable]] |date=12 February 2010|publisher=}}</ref> were moved to the [[Discourse (software)|Discourse platform]] in 2015 to continue helping patients live with diabetes without feeling alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://interactivepdf.uniflip.com/2/34023/319077/pub/document.pdf|title=Social Therapy: Online networks help patients handle diabetes without feeling alone (Endocrine News)|publisher=}}</ref>

Between 2010 and 2013, Diabetes Hands Foundation partnered with [[Children's Hospital Boston]] to develop TuAnalyze (in English) and EsTuAnalisis (in Spanish), two diabetes data collection, mapping, and surveying applications.<ref name="boston1">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2010/05/_children_hospi.html|title=Children's project uses social network to map diabetes|publisher=}}</ref> Members of the online communities could submit their [[hemoglobin A1C]] data to be aggregated and displayed on maps.<ref>[http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/introducing-“tuanalyze”-why-mapping-diabetes-data-matters.html Introducing “TuAnalyze”: Why Mapping Diabetes Data Matters]</ref>  The project's goal was to rapidly survey and better understand populations of people with diabetes through data donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftf.org/node/3598|title=What if Self-Tracking Goes Mainstream?|access-date=2010-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005012103/http://www.iftf.org/node/3598#|archive-date=2010-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> A research paper detailing the first lessons learned in connection with TuAnalyze<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sharing Data for Public Health Research by Members of an International Online Diabetes Social Network|first1=Elissa R.|last1=Weitzman|first2=Ben|last2=Adida|first3=Skyler|last3=Kelemen|first4=Kenneth D.|last4=Mandl|date=27 April 2011|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=6|issue=4|pages=e19256|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0019256|pmid=21556358|pmc=3083415|bibcode=2011PLoSO...619256W|doi-access=free}}</ref> was published in the [[Public Library of Science]] in 2011, and many other survey results have been published by the Boston research team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tudiabetes.org/profiles/blog/list?q=tuanalyze|title=TuAnalyze blog entries on TuDiabetes|access-date=2012-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111031056/http://www.tudiabetes.org/profiles/blog/list?q=tuanalyze#|archive-date=2013-11-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Big Blue Test ===
[[File:The Big Blue Test Logo.jpg|frameless|right]]
The Big Blue Test was a program started by Diabetes Hands Foundation to raise awareness of the importance of exercise for people with diabetes. The program took place leading up to [[World Diabetes Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/big-blue-test-worldwide-diabetes-test|title=The Big Blue Test: Worldwide Diabetes Test-In|access-date=2010-08-17|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713193154/http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/big-blue-test-worldwide-diabetes-test#|archive-date=2012-07-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> (November 14). It reinforced the importance of exercise in managing diabetes by having participants test their blood sugar, get active, test again, and share the results online.  The results typically showed how exercise reduces blood sugar levels for both people with diabetes and people without diabetes. For each Big Blue Test submitted, a donation to a diabetes charity was made to help people with diabetes in need of supplies and/or education. 

In 2012, ''[[American Idol]]'''s [[Elliott Yamin]] and [[The Amazing Race 17|''The Amazing Race'']]'s Nat Strand were integral to the Big Blue Test campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/riva-greenberg/diabetes-big-blue-test_b_2000499.html|title=Elliott Yamin Is Jammin' for Diabetes and the Big Blue Test|first=Riva|last=Greenberg|website=[[HuffPost]] |date=23 October 2012|publisher=}}</ref> 
=== Diabetes Advocates ===
Diabetes Advocates is a program that serves as a platform for connecting individuals and organizations that have taken a leadership role in assisting people with diabetes and offered assistance in accurate reporting about diabetes in the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reportingonhealth.org/blogs/2012/03/27/diabetes-advocates-offer-assistance-accurate-reporting-media|title=Diabetes Advocates Offer Assistance in Accurate Reporting in the Media|publisher=}}</ref> Many of the program's members have been featured on Health.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.health.com/health/gallery/thumbnails/0,,20404524,00.html|title=11 Great Blogs and Websites for Insulin Users|publisher=}}</ref> and other publications.

== Other Initiatives ==

=== HealthSeeker ===
HealthSeeker was a social game on [[Facebook]] aimed at helping people live healthy lifestyles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1669932/behavioral-videogames|title=Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good|date=14 July 2010|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.games.com/2010/06/21/new-facebook-game-seeks-to-manage-real-world-diabetes-risks/|title=Yahoo!|website=blog.games.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/06/21/facebook-app-aims-to-help-control-diabetes/|title=Facebook App Aims to Help Control Diabetes|publisher=}}</ref> The game was developed in 2010 by the Diabetes Hands Foundation in collaboration with the [[Joslin Diabetes Center]]. Players select missions such as stress-reducing or exercise-inducing activities to complete within a given period of time to help create a healthier lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/facebook-game-focuses-health|title=Facebook Game Focuses on Health|access-date=2010-09-08|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708020500/http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/facebook-game-focuses-health#|archive-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2010, the game was made available in Spanish.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuevo juego de Facebook encara el alarmante índice de diabetes entre los Latinos|url=http://www.elperiodicousa.com/noticiashispanicprwire/18434/nuevo-juego-de-facebook%28r%29-encara-el-alarmante-iacutendice-de-diabetes-entre-los-latinos|newspaper=El Periódico USA|date=November 10, 2010|access-date=April 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005042152/http://www.elperiodicousa.com/noticiashispanicprwire/18434/nuevo-juego-de-facebook(r)-encara-el-alarmante-iacutendice-de-diabetes-entre-los-latinos|archive-date=October 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2011, a HealthSeeker mobile app became available for iPhone and Android users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilehealthwatch.com/blog/will-dhfs-healthseeker-game-compel-diabetics-and-others-live-healthier|title=MobiHealthNews|website=MobiHealthNews}}</ref> In late 2012, Diabetes Hands Foundation sold HealthSeeker to Ayogo Health, the original developer of the game.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819113515/http://diabeteshandsfoundation.org/ Diabetes Hands Foundation]
* [https://www2.guidestar.org/profile/26-2274537 Guidestar Nonprofit Report]
*[https://tudiabetes.org/ TuDiabetes]
*[https://diabetesadvocates.org/ Diabetes Advocates]

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