Juvenation

Stimulating the Roots of Progress: JDRF’s Transformation

By AllisonN on August 18, 2011

Jeffrey Brewer is the newest president of the JDRF — following several rapid turn-overs over the past five years since the departure of Peter Van Etten. This change in leadership coincides with a dramatic shift in JDRF’s policies on the programs and research it funds, focusing not only on the cure, but also on new technologies, like the Artificial Pancreas, and research on treating complications.
Jeffrey first announced this change in a groundbreaking interview with diaTribe…

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Helpful Homework for Teens with Diabetes? (A Book Review)

By AmyT on November 23, 2010

Being a teen is difficult enough, but when you add diabetes into the mix, the adolescent years become even more complicated and emotionally overwhelming. I know that’s not breaking news, but today we bring you a new workbook called Help with the Hard Stuff, coming out soon to aid both parents and teens deal with the difficult questions surrounding teens’ health: everything from feeling invincible, to how to handle depression and guilt over diabetes, to…

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Crowdsourcing Our Diabetes Smarts – Thoughts from Red Maxwell

By AmyT on November 10, 2010

Red Maxwell is father of 15-year-old Cassie, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a toddler.  He serves as National Chair of Online Communications for JDRF and spearheads their Juvenation social network. Despite being new on my radar, he’s also been blogging about diabetes since 2004, at his own site called Daddybetes.
On top of being a supercharged D-parent, Red happens to know a thing or two about collaboration. With over 20 years of design and…

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WORLD DIABETES DAY 2008: Preview the YV Video Winners!

By AmyT on November 14, 2008

A very happy and BLUE World Diabetes Day to everyone today!
Feeling Blue Myself…  But for all the right reasons. Read on for an EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEAK at the Young Voices video competition winners!
First, a note for SF Bay Area locals:  Myself and a group of local advocates including Kelly Close and Manny from TuDiabetes be on-site to launch the lighting of San Francisco City Hall in diabetes-awareness blue at 5:00pm Pacific time this…

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Announcing: Juvenation – New Social Network from the JDRF

By AmyT on November 13, 2008

I just got the official heads-up about the launch of something the JDRF has been cooking up behind the scenes for some time: a new social networking site for young adults with Type 1 diabetes called Juvenation.org. Check it out, and join the beta!
The site leader and moderator is our very own Gina Capone of the DiabetesTalkFest. Wow, that girl gets around!
The site looks pretty amazing with a full forum, media area, and…

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