Diabetes meet-ups are becoming more and more popular. I was fortunate enough to attend two this past weekend!

After posting about the meet-ups, I received numerous messages asking me to do a meet-up in other places! As much as I’d love to just travel and do meet-ups in every state and city, I unfortunately do not have the funding for THAT much travel. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a meet-up in your area!

Diabetes meet-ups aren’t organized by anyone in particular or any group. Anyone can create a meet-up! The great thing is, there are really no resources required to have one. You can meet at a beach, a bar, a park, an event…anywhere! You may be asking, “What do you do at a meet-up?” The funny thing is, an agenda isn’t really needed. When you put a bunch of diabetics together…we somehow all find something to talk about!

Ready to host your own Diabetes Meet-up? Here are some tips:

  1. Pick a time and place that’s pretty central. People are more likely to come when it’s an easy place to find/get to, there’s parking, and the time is less likely to conflict with other commitments (like work).
  2. Make sure your event does not conflict with other diabetes events. If there’s a conference or another meet up going on that many will be at, less will be able to come.
  3. Partner up! Do you know anyone else in your community with diabetes? The more that advertise, the more likely you will reach other diabetics in the area.
  4. Reach out to someone on social media with a lot of followers with diabetes. I will gladly post any meet-ups on my personal social media to spread the word, so reach out! Most of us are more than happy to do that for other meet-ups, even if we are unable to attend.

That’s really it. Now go for it! Arrange a meet-up and send it my way, I’ll post it to my social!

DIABETES MEET-UPS