4pm ET Live Interview with Conor Daly, IndyCar Driver Living with Type 1 Diabetes

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Conor Daly…

In his own words: “I’ve been at Indy car races since my birth, so it’s a dream come true. “It’s been crazy. It has been so tough. There have been a lot of moments where I have considered what else can I do. I can forget about all that stuff now. I can look forward and not look back. I want to compete every weekend for a top 10. I have no doubt we can do that and we should have a good shot at doing that.”

ON TRACK

  • Joins Dale Coyne Racing for his first full season in Verizon IndyCar Series competition after climbing both the Mazda Road to Indy and European open-wheel ranks.
  • Has wins in both Star Mazda (now Pro Mazda) and Indy Lights competition and won the 2010 Pro Mazda title.
  • Has tested an F1 car for Force India. Won at Barcelona in GP3 and was the inaugural MRF Challenge Series champion in India.OFF TRACK• A second generation race driver, Conor is the son of professional race car driver Derek Daly, who reached the pinnacle of the sport, competing in Formula One and Indy cars for well over a decade. His mother, Beth Boles, won a Novice Jet Ski World title in 1990 and his stepfather, J. Douglas Boles, is the president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.4pm ET, 1pm PT

Sulfonylureas – Live Interview with Wil DuBois

Wil Dubois is a diabetes treatment specialist with the Pecos Valley Medical Center, a rural non profit clinic located in New Mexico. He has type 1 diabetes and is a health columnist and author who has published over 275 articles and four award-winning diabetes books.
Scott Johnson and Wil discuss Sulfonylureas and everything those living with diabetes might want to know!


Brothers Klemen and Luka Zupancic Share Easycarb!

What is Easycarb?

Easycarb is the first complete solution for tracking carbohydrates, intended to make the process simple, accurate and efficient. It consists of a powerful app combined with a dedicated portable Bluetooth scale, which together automatically determine the exact amount of carbohydrate in a given meal, calculates corresponding insulin doses and logs everything for easy access at all times. It is intended to make carb counting accurate, fun and engaging for everyone.

Where are we right now?

The Easycarb project is already in motion, and founders Klemen and Luka Zupancic have all the blueprints for production ready. They are currently looking for potential strategic partnerships or investments from like-minded organizations, companies and individuals from the field of diabetes innovations to help finalize the product and bring it to the market.

About Klemen and Luka

Brothers Klemen and Luka Zupancic are researchers in the field of biomedicine and regenerative medicine, and founded Easycarb in November 2013.

Klemen and Luka have both been involved with diabetes as part of their academic pursuits, which led them to develop a mutual interest in the condition. They started focusing their efforts towards diabetes research and participating in various workshops and courses about diabetes management as volunteers, where they got the opportunity to talk with people living with diabetes and listen to the challenges they face every day. It was not long until they realized that something was very wrong with the current standard for counting and tracking carbohydrates. This process is crucial for maintaining short-term and long-term health when it comes to diabetes, yet it is extremely outmoded, inconvenient and inefficient, and has remained virtually unchanged for decades.

As researchers, Klemen and Luka always relied on scientific fact when it came to the work they did. When recent global studies and clinical trials revealed the importance of good carbohydrate management and the role it plays in the management of diabetes, there was no more doubt in their minds; they decided to modernize the process of tracking carbs and make it simple and effective, so everyone could do it right. They wanted to create change, and Easycarb is their way to do it.

Enjoy!


Marina Tsaplina – The Patient Voice 2016: Bridging the Diabetes Gaps

Founded on Dec 5th, 2013 our mission is to pave a path to joyful health for all people who carry chronic health conditions through creative and unique theater-driven programming. Our therapeutic theater education programs, developed by professional artists in partnership with a leading clinical psychologist, address the mental and emotional health side of living with chronic condition(s). Currently focusing on the diabetes sector, our programs seek to connect all sides of the care-circle in order to holistically improve the lives of people with diabetes, bridge the gap between patients and providers, destigmatize depression and build cultural empathy for the experience of living with chronic illness.

-The Patient Voice


Meet Cynthia Rogers, our new Community Manager!

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Meet Cynthia Rogers!  Cynthia will take over as Community Manager of TuDiabetes on February 29th, and we could not be more excited to introduce her to you!

Cynthia is smart, creative, enthusiastic, and a little whacky.  She has had diabetes for 19 years, and has experience in program management and people management as Professional Development Program Manager for the Boise Independent School District, as well as social media, web design, digital communication and more!  She’s active in the DOC, and you may have run into her at last year’s Diabetes UnConference in Las Vegas, TCOYD conference in San Diego or  Type One Summit Sacramento.

Join outgoing Community Manager Emily Coles as she welcomes Cynthia to her next adventure: TuDiabetes!!