[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] reminder, Diabetes Action Network Knowledge Is Sweet sweminar

[Mark Feliz]

There is still time to register if you wish to attend the DAN Knowledge Is
Sweet seminar May 16 and 17. If you cannot attend in person please consider
the virtual option. See the information below from Debbie Wunder, President
NFB Diabetes Action Network Division

Debbie Wunder, President
NFB Diabetes Action Network

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.
Come learn how better to take care of your self and be an ambassador and
teacher for others.
 Debbie Wunder, President Diabetes Action Network (573) 268-6989


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.
 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 Pare, 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 Baby92s
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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