When I was down in Orlando for the Children with Diabetes conference, I bumped into a booth for something called the Diabetes Scholars Foundation, and chatted with its president Mary Podjasek, a wife and mother to two with type 1 diabetes. Never heard of this foundation? Well, if you’re the parent of a future college student who’s living with diabetes, take note! The Diabetes Scholars Foundation has awarded over $300,000 to incoming freshman with diabetes…
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Happy Independence Day, All. I hope you too are enjoying the long weekend. We’ve (finally) got some killer summer sunshine here in the Bay Area. Plus a nice rib cookout and some fab fireworks last night.
I’m still recovering from my week in Orlando, FL, where I attended both the annual ADA Conference, and for the very first time, Jeff Hitchcock’s wonderful CWD Friends for Life event. I thought y’all might enjoy these snapshots of…
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Our growing community of diabetes advocates has always been inspiring, but now it looks like we have a whole new crop of people getting involved — the next generation! For example, Bennet Dunlap, author of the popular blog YDMV (Your Diabetes May Vary), now has help from his two teenagers, Kelley and Connor. Connor and their sister Delaney have type 1 diabetes, while Kelley does not. And Kelley is spearheading an amazing film project.
She…
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