[Diabetes-Talk] The agenda once again for the seminar

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Hi, the phone number listed is Garys, please call Debbie at 573 2686989

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No matter where you are in your diabetes journey, there is something = here for you: Type 1, Type 2, or even LADA. We would love to see you = in-person where you can enjoy the good food and hospitality, but for those who = cannot, we are virtual as well. The link at the bottom of the page after the = agenda will take you to our site where you can find the forms to register as an in-person or virtual attendee.

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Come learn how better to take care of your self and be an ambassador and teacher for others.=20

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Debbie Wunder, President

Diabetes Action Network

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NFB Diabetes Action Network Second Annual Knowledge is Sweet Seminar = Agenda

NFB Jernigan Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
May 16-17, 2025

Agenda

All Times are Eastern Daylight Savings Time

All meetings will take place in the Members Hall of the National = Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute.=20

Friday, May 16, 2025

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome to the Knowledge is Sweet Seminar and Some Logistics

Debbie Wunder, President, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri

9:00 a.m. Collective Collaboration is the Answer

Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland

9:30 a.m. Tandem Mobi: Bringing Accessible Insulin Pump Technology to = the Blind

Kerry Harrison, MS, RDN, CDCES, Tandem Diabetes Care, Baltimore = Territory Manager

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. I'm a Type 2 Diabetic Living an A1 Life

Mark Feliz, Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Mesa, Arizona

11:00 a.m. We=92re in This Together: Being a Supportive Partner = Emotionally and Financially

Jesse Shirek, Governmental Affairs Specialist, National Federation of = the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland

11:45 a.m. Questions and getting ready for lunch

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits

2:00 p.m. Dialysis: My Part in Needing It and What I=92ve Learned While = Giving My Kidneys a Rest

John Tebockhorst, Secretary, Diabetes Action Network, Minneapolis, = Minnesota

2:15 p.m. Hearing the Words =93You Are a Diabetic=94: My Reaction and = Then Taking Control

Jean Brown, First Vice President, Diabetes Action Network, Indianapolis, Indiana

2:30 p.m. Life After Pancreas Rejection and Returning to the Insulin = Pump

Sherry Shirek, Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland

2:55 p.m. Break

3:10 p.m. Diabetes on the Move: Accessories, Emergency Kits, Snacks, and More

Anil Lewis, Second Vice President, Diabetes Action Network, Atlanta, = Georgia

3:25 p.m. Snack Packing and Socializing

3:50 p.m. Exhibitors Presentations from Top Level Sponsors

4:05 p.m. Special Fit Break

4:10 p.m. Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: When Type 1 is Diagnosed = as Type 2

Debbie Wunder, Columbia, Missouri

5:00 p.m. Break

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, May 17, 2025

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome to Day Two

Debbie Wunder

9:00 a.m. The Importance of Exercise to the Blind Person with Diabetes

Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES, Owner and Clinical Director, Integrated = Diabetes Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

10:00 a.m. Pushing the Bounds of Accessibility through the Medical = Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act and Taking Action

John Par=E9, Executive Director of Advocacy and Policy, National = Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. The Carb Count Challenge

Liz Moyer, Teaching Assistant, Chimes, and Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland

11:30 a.m. Sugar Sugar

Danielle McCann, Membership Building Coordinator, National Federation of = the Blind, and Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits

2:00 p.m. New Medications, Dietary Guidelines, and the Future of Blind People Using Insulin Pumps for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Kiya Rivera, RD, CDCES, CPT, Certified Diabetes Educator, UM Midtown = Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baltimore, Maryland

3:00 p.m. My Baby, Me, and Gestational Diabetes: The Shock, My Baby=92s Health, My Health, and the Future for Us Both

Julie Orozco, JD, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Baltimore, Maryland

3:25 p.m. Strategies for Combating Fatigue, Neuropathy, and Other Complications of Diabetes, Panel Discussion

Debbie Wunder, President, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri Danielle McCann, Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland Gary Wunder, Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri

3:55 p.m. After the Seminar: Ways to Get and Stay Involved with the = National Federation of the Blind and the Diabetes Action Network

Danielle McCann and Mark Feliz

4:15 p.m. Summing Up the Seminar: What Did You Like, What Could We Have = Done Differently, and Should We Do This Again?

Debbie Wunder and Other Members of the Board

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

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