DiaBuddies
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DiaBuddies is an organization that directly supports people with diabetes in San Diego! We run a mentor program that matches up kids and teens with a DiaBuddy who offers understanding and motivation towards a more successful life with diabetes.
Website: http://diabuddies.org
Location: San Diego
Members: 10
Latest Activity: Nov 20
NEED MENTORS!
Check out our website and fill out a request to become a mentor form!
What do we do?
We run a Mentor Program and host Events for teens and young adults with diabetes:
• The DiaBuddies Mentor Program is for both type I and II diabetics of all ages. It matches up clients with a DiaBuddy that can provide personal support to help adjust to a new diagnosis, address ongoing issues with diabetes, and offer understanding and motivation towards a more successful life with diabetes. The DiaBuddy mentors work closely with Clinical Psychologists specializing in diabetes and depression from BDI.
• The DiaBuddies Events provide an opportunity for young diabetics to meet others with a similar lifestyle, get active, make new friends, have fun, and build a support network. Our recent events included Laser Tag, a Beach BBQ, a Padres game, a Holiday Party, and Rock Climbing. Our next teen event for DiaBuddies is Nov. 22 and we are going laser tagging!
Are you a young adult age 20 to mid 30's?
-->Come to our next event on Nov. 14 at the National Comedy Theatre for a night of comedy and a chance to meet other people with diabetes.
About our affiliates:
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDRF and DiaBuddies have joined forces to provide outreach for teens living with type, to improve their quality of life until the cure can be achieved.
The Behavioral Diabetes Institute
• BDI is a unique organization that addresses these real-life emotional aspects of diabetes that are critical for long-term success and often ignored in standard medical care. They offer clinical services for people with diabetes, such as diabetes-specific psychological support programs and behaviorally-based education and training in diabetes self-management. BDI and DiaBuddies have joined forces to provide a comprehensive peer mentoring program designed to help people with diabetes overcome the emotional and behavioral obstacles to living well with the disease.
--UCSD, We started as a student organization on campus and still have active members who are students.
Discussion Forum
Why should YOU be part of DiaBuddies?
DiaBuddies is a great opportunity to get involved for everyone: • If you have diabetes you can be a mentor, use your life experience to help others, and connect with people that understand. • If yo...
Started by Leigh Mason Oct 26.
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Comment by Natassia Kenney on November 20, 2009 at 12:40pm - Darn I really wish that I could come laser tagging! ive always really wanted to do that!
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Comment by Michiko on October 25, 2009 at 7:06pm -
Hi Leigh,
Not yet, but would love to get to know more people in the area. My son would work perfectly with a mentor as he LOVES personal attention:)
Steven and I also live in the same community, and out boys are eating lunch together every day at the peanut free table since Day 1 of Kindergarten (mine is not allergic but has been assigned so that no one on that table dares to share the food). Steven's son is a little wise guy, and has the knowledge and the compassion to be with my son by going "You already had the shot, you have to finish your lunch." lol He's gonna be a great non-D mentor:)
Take care,
Michiko
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Comment by Nimitz on October 25, 2009 at 6:47pm - thanks for the invite...
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Comment by Leigh Mason on October 25, 2009 at 5:24pm -
Hi Michiko,
Has your son been matched up with a DiaBuddy? I'm sure he would love meeting someone older, like a role model, who also has diabetes:)
It's definitely a small world! Yes, Steven is our legal chair and a mentor!
-Leigh
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Comment by Michiko on October 24, 2009 at 9:35pm
- Oh my goodness, just checked your site only to find out that your legal chair is my son's best buddy's dad!!! Such a small world:)
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Comment by Michiko on October 24, 2009 at 9:31pm
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HI! We're in Carmel Valley + our little one (will turn 7 in 3 weeks) has T1D and also is on autism spectrum. I have heard about the program somewhere. I "work" closely with the school district here and have heard the increase in Dx'd children. A program like this is do needed! Thanks for starting a group here.
-M
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