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National Federation of the Blind

Diabetes Action Network

Second Annual Knowledge is Sweet Seminar

NFB Jernigan Institute

Baltimore, Maryland

May 16–17, 2025

Agenda

Times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time

All meetings will take place in Members Hall. 

 

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’re 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’ve Learned While Giving
My Kidneys a Rest, John Tebockhorst, Secretary, Diabetes Action Network,
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2:15 p.m. Hearing the Words “You Are a Diabetic”: 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 Paré, 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’s
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

 

Gary Wunder – gwunder at earthlink.net