TuDiabetes Talks with DiabetesSisters CEO Anna Norton and Karen Graffeo! 5pm PT

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Meet DiabetesSisters CEO Anna Norton!

Hi, I’m Anna Norton and I am the CEO of DiabetesSisters. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1993 and manage the disease with an insulin pump (since 2000) and CGM (since 2010). I’ve been involved with DiabetesSisters since 2011, serving as a committee member for the Weekend for Women Conference. In 2012, I joined the DiabetesSisters staff as Operations Manager, overseeing the National PODS Meetup Program, the National Weekend for Women Conference Series, website development, and many of the daily functions of the organization. Today, I am honored to serve women with diabetes in the CEO role.

I currently reside outside of Chicago, Illinois and have lived in North Carolina, New Jersey and Florida. I am a proud graduate of the University of Florida (BS 1998) and Florida International University (MS 1999). I’ve spent many years in the non-profit world, raising funds for United Way, medical centers and universities, with over 15 years’ experience in Annual Giving, Major Gifts, and Event Planning. I am also bilingual in English and Spanish.

As a woman with diabetes, I am passionate about the work DiabetesSisters does – when I learned of this organization, I was eager to become involved and help make a difference in the lives of other women like me. Over the last several years, I have forged great friendships through this organization and have established a wonderful support group. My hope is to continue to learn from the experiences of each Sister and hopefully, offer some of my own experiences.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and son. I also love reading, traveling to Disney World, Zumba, water aerobics, and going to the movies. Please reach out to me at anna@diabetessisters.org – I’m looking forward to getting to know you!

WHO WE ARE DiabetesSisters was founded in January 2008 by a woman who was diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager in the early 1990s. In addition to being faced with many obstacles, including social isolation, she was amazed how little information about or services for women with diabetes were available and how the issue seemed invisible within the women’s health community. Her high-risk pregnancy further illuminated the limited number of resources available to women with diabetes during important life stages, such as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. All of her experiences culminated in the formation of DiabetesSisters in January 2008.

WHAT WE DO DiabetesSisters offers a range of education and support services to help women of all ages with all types of diabetes live healthier, fuller lives. We understand the fear and isolation that often comes with living with diabetes because we are an organization that is managed by women who are living with diabetes.

DiabetesSisters recognizes that emotional and peer support is vitally important to a woman’s overall wellbeing. Through DiabetesSisters’ education and support services, women form a special bond and can freely share information, helpful tips, and stories of hope.

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See more of the impact of DiabetesSisters here.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-9FdkinaVE

TuDiabetes Talks Roundtable! A New Year and Rethinking Diabetes? 5pm PT

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Does a new year have have you thinking or rethinking your diabetes?

“Real” diabetes talk! Join us for this fun, casual chat about all things diabetes! Mariana Gomez, Mandy Jones, Cynthia Celt and others will be chatting about staying safe in diabetes emergencies, advocacy, food and how we’re all feeling about diabetes as we launch into a new year.  Join in the chat for this sure to be fun and insightful conversation. We’ll also be joined by our friends from RapidSOS who are offering a wonderful safety app free for a year to everyone in the community! Learn more about and download the free app in the TuDiabetes forum here. 

TuDiabetes Talks with Christel Oerum from the TheFitblog.com

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Join us as TuDiabetes Talks with Christel Oerum from TheFitblog.com and learn more about her amazing efforts in creating a space dedicated to living well and healthy with diabetes.

Christel is a passionate fitness enthusiast and the driving force behind the recipes and product reviews found on TheFitBlog.com She just left her  management job in the medical industry to dedicate herself full-time to TheFitBlog. She holds an ISSA Personal Trainer certification as well as an MBA. Christel knows what it means to be a true “corporate girl” and loves to help other busy women get fit. As a type 1 diabetic, Christel is particularly passionate about helping others with diabetes and is always available to answer questions about how to get fit and healthy as a diabetic.

Below are links to just a few of the events Christel is excited to be hosting in the New Year!

Fit With Diabetes New Year’s Challenge! http://thefitblog.com/join-the-fit-with-diabetes-new-years-challenge/

Details: Join us for a free 4-week online challenge focused on healthy nutrition and weight management with diabetes. Each week, we’ll cover specific topics or skill needed to successfully manage diabetes and weight while increasing physical fitness and getting in better shape. It’s hosted on TheFitBlog and articles will be written by Christel Oerum and guest: Dr. Sheri Colberg, Gary Scheiner, Susan Weiner and Hope Warshaw.

The challenge starts January 7th 2017, and sign up is open at www.thefitblog.com/fit-with-diabetes-challenge/

Fit With Diabetes Retreat http://thefitblog.com/join-us-first-ever-fit-diabetes-retreat/

Details: It will be three days of workouts, diabetes education, sunshine, and fun in Santa Monica, CA February 18th to February 20th, 2017. Limited spaces, contact Christel Oerum for more information Christel@TheFitBlog.com

TuDiabetes Talks with Diabetes Hands Foundation Team Members Allyson Schloming and Mandy Jones!

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Director of Advocacy

Diabetes Hands Foundation | Berkeley, CA
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Mandy Jones was a senior at U.C. Berkeley when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Her adult diagnosis was a steep learning curve accompanied by fear, loneliness, and waves of anxiety. In addition to becoming a 24/7 nurse, she realized she had to become her own healthcare advocate, insurance specialist, scientific researcher… not to mention anxiety reduction specialist!

But searching for solutions in a confusing healthcare world quickly ignited a passion. Over the next few years, Mandy volunteered as a Youth Advisory Board Member at UCSF’s Madison Clinic for Diabetes, began hosting adult support happy hours in Los Angeles, mentored newly-diagnosed patients, and wrote a comprehensive appeal to change an insurance policy. She worked as an environmental planner and co-founded an organization that offers pro bono consulting to environmental and public health non-profits. In 2015, Mandy began creating T1Decoded, an online educational source to help other patients navigate a type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Her mission is to help all patients thrive amidst a chronic disease diagnosis.

Mandy is excited to ignite the Diabetes Advocates program and create positive change in the diabetes space. She believes that advocacy can happen at any age, in any geography, in any language, and in any form. Advocacy can be as quick as a conversation with our doctor, or as complex as an international policy change. By identifying the causes that speak to us, equipping ourselves with effective tools, and learning from other disciplines, we can create positive change for ourselves, for our local communities, or even internationally.

Mandy is inspired by Deepak Chopra (7 Spiritual Laws of Success), Brené Brown (The Power of Vulnerability), Tim Brown (IDEO: Design Thinking), and Joyce Lee (Doctor as Designer). Mandy’s favorite adventure to date has been bike touring the coast of California (seeing breathtaking coastline via two wheels made the low blood sugars preparations 110% worth it!)

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Director of Development

Diabetes Hands Foundation | Berkeley, CA

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Allyson brings with her over 18 years in non-profit management experience, raising funds for advocacy, research and education for the diabetes community. Her son, Kyle at the age of nine was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has made diabetes her passion to improve the lives of all those touched by diabetes.

At the Diabetes Hands Foundation, Allyson is responsible for the implementation of the fund development strategy and is deeply involved in the identification and nurturing of strategic partnerships.

Allyson is a native Californian. She resides in Livermore with her daughter, Katy who is a senior in high school.

In her spare time, Allyson enjoys bike riding, taking walks on the beach or reading historical fiction novel.

Diabetes UnConference in Las Vegas

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What’s it all about…

If you are a person with diabetes or love someone with diabetes, you live with this disease 8,760 hours each year.

How many hours are spent with a medical team talking about diabetes? One hour? Two hours?

Those precious hours talking with medical professionals are usually not spent asking about how to deal with the perceived social stigma, disclosing diabetes to your colleagues or dates, intimacy issues, fears about complications, or dealing with everyday life. Most appointments talk about the numbers (lab results, blood glucose results, medication changes) and you’re left to muddle through on your own.

You may get support elsewhere: the Diabetes Online Community and all the wonderful resources found online, local support groups, but there has never been a multi-day conference where you can talk about anything and everything related to your life with diabetes.

No keynotes. No multiple tracks where you have to make a choice between sessions. Just your peers – those who live with diabetes every day like you – talking about the things that matters most to you that you can’t talk about with your medical team or those who aren’t impacted by diabetes.

We create the agenda. We decide what’s important. All of us participate. All of us learn. All of us become confidantes and compatriots.

That’s why The Diabetes UnConference was created.

Learn more at diabetesunconference.com

 

TuDiabetes Talks with Manny Hernandez and Emily Coles!

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Join us live as we sit down and visit with Manny Hernandez, founder of Diabetes Hands Foundation and Emily Coles, previous community manager at TuDiabetes to chat about what they have been up to! This “Home for the Holidays” episode is sure to be heart warming, informative and inspiring…

 

FiTBlog Diabetes Retreat in Santa Monica February 18th -20th

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Join Us for the “Fit with Diabetes Retreat”

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We are super excited to announce that the first ever Fit With Diabetes retreat will be held here in Santa Monica from February 18th to February 20th, 2017 (the Presidents Day weekend). It will be three days of workouts, diabetes education, sunshine, and fun and we would love for you to be there!

http://thefitblog.com/join-us-first-ever-fit-diabetes-retreat/

Clinical Trials with Antidote Live on TuDiabetes Talks 8pm Eastern 5pm Pacific

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And to make it happen, we need your help. Learn More. Play your part

Whether you’re in need of medical treatment today, or just thinking about the future, everyone has a part to play in this mission.

To find out how you can help shape a better medical future http://www.tudiabetes.org/ClinicalTrials/