Sadabahar

The title refers to a plant that is used in the aid of Diabetes.

This is for The Silver Ribbon Contest -2 week extension


What Is This Contest?
I haven't hosted a contest in a long while, so I thought long and hard about what theme I wanted. I could go with the obvious, or I could do something else. I chose the latter. The theme I decided upon is Diabetes Awareness.
Diabetes affects 9.3% of the America's population... Imagine how many are affected throughout the world. A good portion of these people who are affected, go on undiagnosed. It is the seventh leading cause of death in America. There is no cure, though it is controllable under the right circumstances.
I am newly diagnosed with the disease, and it is very frightening at first, especially if you are going through it alone for the most part like I am. I have had to change so much of my lifestyle, from what I eat to how I take care of my feet, how I exercise, I have to stab my finger constantly to get a glucose reading an  - The Silver ribbon Contest to promote awareness for Diabetes. The disease runs very strong in my family and had for generations. The Silver ribbon is representative of support. For more information regarding the blood disease, symptoms and help, please visit www.diabetes.org. The red in the image is representative of blood. And of course the ribbon used, is silver for the above mentioned.

Following stock used:

and the Sadabahar (or periwinkle) was obtained here:  pixabay.com/en/pink-periwinkle…

The background and remaining items are my own creations. Thank you for your time in advance!