
Submit your mnemonic today

To create your mnemonic, use the first letter of each word that may represent symptoms of diabetic nerve pain of the feet, important health reminders, potential solutions, and actionable next steps.
The winning entrant will receive a $1,000 VISA gift card or two passes to Averitas Pharma’s collaborative partner American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)’s 2023 Pain Freedom Conference in Colorado, with up to $1,500 for associated travel and lodging expenses.*
*Restrictions apply. For more details, see contest rules on the contest website. This contest is supported by Averitas Pharma in collaboration with the patient community.
What can your mnemonic include?
We welcome all individuals impacted by, and aware of, the symptoms surrounding diabetic nerve pain of the feet to submit a 4-10 letter mnemonic where each letter represents any of the following:
- Key symptoms associated with diabetic nerve pain of the feet (tingling, numbness, burning sensations, etc)
- Important reminders about your health, such as controlling your glucose levels or advocating for yourself
- Actionable next steps for speaking to a healthcare professional about potential solutions
Diabetic nerve pain can affect different ares of the body — most commonly, the feet.
Examples of key symptoms:
Burning sensation, throbbing or aching, stabbing of pins and needles, numbness, walking on glass, sensitivity to cold temperatures, electric shock sensation.
An example of diabetic nerve pain mnemonic may look like, “W.A.L.K.”:
alking on broken glass
chiness and throbbing
oss of feeling
nowledge is power — talk to your healthcare provider
How to Enter
To submit your entry, fill out the form below and press “Send Contest Entry” when complete.
The winning entrant will receive a $1,000 VISA gift card or two passes to Averitas Pharma’s collaborative partner American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)’s 2023 Pain Freedom Conference in Colorado, with up to $1,500 for associated travel and lodging expenses.*
Additionally, three runners up will receive one $100 VISA gift card.
Contest ends October 1, 2022.
The winning submission will be used in educational materials to help people with diabetes recognize, remember, and seek care for symptoms of diabetic nerve pain of the feet.
*Restrictions apply. See contest rules below for more details on the contest website. This contest is supported by Averitas Pharma in collaboration with the patient community.
To enter, please fill out the required fields below.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING
- SPONSOR:
Averitas Pharma, Inc., 360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, 3rd FL, Suite 3, Morristown, NJ 07960 (“Sponsor”), is solely responsible for all aspects of this contest (“Contest”).
- ENTRY:
During the period commencing at 12:00:00 AM EST on May 4, 2022, and ending at 11:59:59 PM EST on October 1, 2022 (“Entry Period”), you may enter this contest solely by completing an entry available on Sponsor’s website NervePainandMe.com/contest (the “Contest Site”). All entries must be submitted online on or before October 1, 2022, at 11:59:59 PM EST in order to be eligible for the contest. In order to participate in the Contest, you must submit a 4-10 letter mnemonic acronym for diabetic nerve pain, where each letter can represent key symptoms associated with the condition, important reminders about your health, and/or a call to action for patients to speak to a healthcare professional (a single “Entry”). Submissions should focus on symptoms of diabetic nerve pain of the feet, such as tingling, numbness, and burning sensations, as well as important next steps, such as controlling glucose levels, patient self-advocacy, and discussing potential solutions with a healthcare professional.
A mnemonic device is a memory aid or tool that helps people remember a concept or phrase by using a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations – such as F.A.S.T.E.R. (that is meant to help remember the symptoms of a stroke).
The Entry must be your sole, original work; must not have been submitted previously in a contest or competition of any kind; and must comply with all terms, conditions, and requirements of these Rules (collectively, the "Entry Requirements").
- LIMITATIONS:
Entries must be made on an individual basis. Group Entries (ie, an Entry purporting to be submitted by two or more people) will be disqualified. Multiple Entries per person are permitted. An individual may only win one Grand Prize or Ancillary Prize. Open only to persons 18 years of age and older (or who have reached the legal age of majority in their state of residence) at time of submitting the Entry who are legal residents of, and physically located within, one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (collectively, “Territory”). Employees, contractors, and agents of Sponsor, its affiliates, or successor entities (including immediate family members and members of the households of all such individuals) may submit Contest Entries but will be excluded from prize eligibility. This prohibition on eligibility extends to all advertising, promotional, or fulfillment agencies engaged by Sponsor in connection with this Contest (Sponsor and such agencies, collectively, referred to as the “Entities”). Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory or who are under the age of 18, or the age of majority, will be disqualified. Neither the Entities, nor any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, or representatives (individually and collectively, “Releasees”) are responsible for Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, irregular in any way, late, lost, misdirected, multiple, mutilated, non-delivered, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible, or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; or for Entries that are not received due to interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone, computer hardware or software, telephone transmissions, garbled or jumbled transmissions, Internet connection or other technical failures, unauthorized human intervention, undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering, insufficient space in Entrant’s email account to receive email, or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, human, mechanical, printing, production, or technical errors or other causes, even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees (each, a “Failed Entry”). Each such Failed Entry will be disqualified. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, state, local, and municipal laws and regulations.
- PRIZE:
The following grand prize will be awarded to the winner of the Contest (the “Grand Prize”): choosing between either a $1,000 VISA gift card or 2 passes to attend the 2023 American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) Pain Freedom Patient Conference in Denver, Colorado, including travel, lodging, and meal expenses up to a total of $1,500 (an estimated value of $2,000). Any portion of the Grand Prize not accepted or used by winner shall be forfeited. The Grand Prize is non-transferable.
Three (3) ancillary prizes will also be awarded for second, third, and fourth place Entries (“Ancillary Prizes”), which will consist of a $100 VISA gift card. Any portion of the Ancillary Prizes not accepted or used by winner shall be forfeited. The Ancillary Prizes are non-transferable.
- PROCEDURES:
Contest is being conducted during the Entry Period. On or about November 1, 2022, the potential winners will be selected by Sponsor from among all eligible Entries received. Winners will be selected by the Signature Education Committee, including community advocates and experts, based on the Committee’s determination of the best Entries under the following criteria:
- Relatability to Patient Experience
- Disease State Accuracy
- Creativity & Uniqueness
- Memorability & Ease of Adoption
Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received. In the event an alternate potential winner needs to be selected (as provided below) the same procedures will be used to select any such alternate potential winner as soon as practicable.
- WINNER:
The potential winners will be notified by email and phone on or about November 1, 2022. At the sole discretion of Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture, and the selection of a potential winner may result from any of the following: [1] potential winner’s failure to respond to notification within seven (7) days after notification; [2] the return of an email notice as undeliverable, or the inability to reach potential winner by telephone, after three attempts; [3] potential winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof of age, identity, mailing address, and residency; and [4] any other noncompliance with these Rules. In the event of a forfeiture of the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award or not award the forfeited Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes to an alternate winner.
- TAXES:
Sponsor disclaims any and all liability for federal or state income taxes attributable to the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes on behalf of the winners. All applicable taxes related to the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
- CONDITIONS:
By entering this Contest and/or accepting the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes you may win, you agree, represent, and/or warrant that: [1] you will abide by and be bound by the Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which shall be final in all respects; [2] upon submission, the Entry becomes solely Sponsor’s property and will not be acknowledged or returned; [3] the Sponsor has full right and responsibility to augment or adjust the winning submission to meet regulatory, legal, and compliance responsibilities, or for optimal readability, in the sole discretion of Sponsor; [4] you release and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, participation in, use, misuse, possession, loss, or misdirection of a Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes; participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity or travel or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer contest information; [5] the Releasees do not make any representation, warranty, or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Contest or the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes; [6] winner’s acceptance of the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes constitutes the grant to Sponsor and assigns an unconditional right to use winner's name, address (city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical, and Grand Prize and Ancillary Prize information and/or statements about the Contest for any programming, publicity, advertising, and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; [7] Sponsor, or Sponsor’s affiliate, will maintain ownership of the Entry and its contents and can use and reproduce such content in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate; [8] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in the advertising, Rules, selection, and announcement of the winner and distribution of the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes; [9] by entering the Contest and providing your address and email address, you agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of your personal information, as well as opting in to receive catalogs and email promotions periodically from Sponsor. You can opt out of receiving these communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email; [10] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of the winner to accept or use a Grand Prize and Ancillary Prizes (or any portion thereof) for any reason; and [11] Sponsor has the right to terminate the Contest or modify the Grand Prize and Ancillary Prize award procedures at any time at its sole and absolute discretion.
- RULES & WINNER:
For information regarding the winner and/or to obtain a copy of the Rules (before October 4, 2022), mail your request along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Averitas Pharma, Inc., 360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, 3rd FL, Suite 3, Morristown, NJ 07960.
- SEVERABILITY:
If any provision of these Rules, or the application thereof to any person, place, or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible, or, if incapable of such enforcement, shall be deemed to be deleted from these Rules, and the remainder of these Rules and such provisions as applied to other persons, places, and circumstances shall remain in full force and effect.
- GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTES:
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply to the Contest. The Contest and these Rules are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. As a condition of participating in this Contest, you agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with these Rules and/or this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before any State or Federal court located in Morristown, New Jersey, and you irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for and you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees), other than your actual out-of-pocket expenses (ie, costs directly incurred in entering this Contest) and you further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Sponsor's failure to enforce any provision of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such provision. Without limitation, you agree that a printed version of these Rules will be admissible in any proceedings based on or relating to these Rules to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
- PRIVACY:
Information submitted in connection with the Contest will be treated in accordance with these Rules and further as follows: information submitted through the Contest Site will be governed by the Averitas Pharma Privacy Statement, provided that in the event of any conflict between these Rules and the Averitas Pharma Privacy Statement, the terms and conditions of these Rules shall prevail. Specifically and without limitation, Sponsor reserves the right to communicate with any Entrant about his or her information, Entries, and other materials, and because of the potential critical nature of such communications to the operation of the Contest, Entrants will not be permitted to "opt out" of receiving such communications. By entering the Contest, you consent to receive future communications from the Sponsor via email in compliance with our Privacy Statement (AveritasPharma.com/privacy-statement). You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email. We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to any products and services we may have sold or provided to you, such as service announcements and administrative messages; for example, communications related to a pending order or an unresolved customer service issue. We do not offer you the ability to opt out of receiving those communications. Note that Winners will be notified via email and phone, so please review Section 6 above.
- MISCELLANEOUS:
Any heading, caption, or section title contained in these Rules is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof. In the event of any conflict between any information provided on the Contest Site or the Sponsor’s or partners’ websites regarding the Contest, on the one hand, and these Rules, on the other, these Rules shall govern. These Rules, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be transferred or assigned by Sponsor without restriction. The licenses, rights, waivers, and releases granted by you herein, and all warranties, indemnities, and other provisions of these Rules that may reasonably be interpreted or construed as surviving the expiration or termination of these Rules, shall survive any expiration or termination of these Rules.