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Our dear friend has been found and is okay

Started on Friday 0 Replies

To those of you who followed the news about our friend, Mari Ruddy, over the past few days, she's been found!  Thank you for your efforts to help spread the word! Mari's family is asking for privacy…Continue

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What would you like to ask Gary Scheiner?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Emily Coles May 31. 2 Replies

Hey all,We had a great live interview today with Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE!  An hour was not nearly enough time to get through all the questions, so please post more in the thread below!  Once we've…Continue

Tags: Until there is a Cure, Think Like a Pancreas, Type 1 University, Integrated Diabetes Services, videochat

New, free e-book "Diabetes and Nutrition: Practical Tips for Endurance Athletes"

Started May 23 0 Replies

I just downloaded this new e-book, and am super excited to read it!  Diabetes and Nutrition: Practical Tips for Endurance Athletes, by…Continue

Tags: TeamWILD, e-book, biking, cycling, Mari Ruddy

When will a cure for type 1 diabetes come?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brunetta Jun 1. 12 Replies

Our friends over at diaTribe, a monthly newsletter about diabetes research and products, have just published a book with the ADA,…Continue

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Emily Coles

DHF Head of Communities

Hi TuDiabetes community. I'm the Diabetes Hands Foundation Program Manager, and here's a bit about me:

I'm originally from Pennsylvania, but have lived in San Francisco since 1996, and consider it home now.

I was diagnosed with type I diabetes in 1978, when there was no structured way for people with diabetes to connect. My parents tracked down another family with a diabetic child my age, and every few months we would drive 2 hours to visit them so that I could have a "peer". And do you know what? I did not like that kid AT ALL. But she was my entire diabetic peer group up until I went to college, so there we were.

Look how different it is to have diabetes now! Bye-bye, rotten kid. Now I've got thousands of potential diabetic friends to share with, all right here.

In college I studied biology and considered going into medicine, but opted for "life experience" before making such a commitment. In 1996 I moved to San Francisco and made my way into public health, by way of much volunteering and networking. At the time there was strong focus on HIV/AIDS-related work in SF, and I became a research assistant in the SF AIDS Office within the Public Health Department. Soon thereafter I decided to go back to school for epidemiology in order to progress into a career studying infectious disease, which I did in 2000, at Stanford University.

Epidemiology turned out not to be quite the right fit for me. I got the degree, but the actual work was too solitary. Lots of numerical data, not much human interaction.

... So of course the logical next step was to become a ballroom dance teacher. ALL human interaction! I worked for a dance studio from 2005 to 2008, and then for myself from 2008 to the present. I love it, and I still teach, perform and compete in ballroom dance to this day.

All through this story I still had diabetes, of course, and it has always been a main theme in my life, even as I've tried to focus my attention elsewhere. In 2010 I decided to go ahead and DO something with it. That decision eventually led me to DHF, and I could not be more thrilled that it did! My position here combines perfectly my passion for public health and advocacy, my love of personal human contact, and my long- and hard-earned knowledge of diabetes.

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Conversation with D-parents Dayton and Sheri Coles at TuDiabetes homepage

June 13, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm
This event has already occurred, and the video will be posted in our video archives soon! Dayton and Sheri's daughter, Emily, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1978, at the age of 3.  No insulin pumps, no continuous glucose monitors, no home blood glucose monitors...  Emily was treated with 1-2 daily injections, a strict diet, Ketostix and crossed fingers.  Each Wednesday morning before school, Dayton took his daughter to the local lab for bloodwork, at that time the only way to assess…See More
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Live interview with Gary Scheiner about his new book "Until There Is a Cure: The Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Self-Care" at TuDiabetes homepage

May 30, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm
This event has already occurred, but you can still watch it here! Gary is a certified diabetes educator, insulin-pump and continuous glucose monitor user and trainer, and Masters-level exercise physiologist.  He serves on the advisory boards of several diabetes device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; volunteers for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Diabetes…See More
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Conversation with Moira McCarthy, author of Raising Teens with Diabetes at TuDiabetes homepage

June 6, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm
This event has already occurred, but you can still watch it here! Moira McCarthy is an acclaimed writer, author, and public speaker who has shared her story—and lessons—on raising a child with type 1 diabetes in the media, through books and on her popular blog, www.despitediabetes.com. With over 15 years of…See More
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Profile Information

The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes is
me
The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes has
Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
Community, information, friends with experiences similar to some of mine.
Date diagnosed
March 15, 1978
Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
7.1, Nov 2012
Type of treatment/devices you use
Pump, CGM, Diet and Exercise
What pump model do you use, if any?
Animas Ping

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Cinco de Mayo, posted on siete de junio :)

Posted on June 7, 2013 at 2:23pm 4 Comments

We've probably all heard of the holiday Cinco de Mayo (which means 5th of May, in Spanish, and is, not coincidentally, when the holiday is celebrated), but do you know what it's about?

Nope, not beer.  At least not originally. 

It is also not about big, colorful skirts, although they frequently make an appearance at Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican victory over France in a battle fought in the town of Puebla, in 1862.  In a…

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Part 2: "Virtual Hug" updates on Sue, aka CatLover, by Jim

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 9:30pm 2 Comments

Day 38 (5/16)

Dear Sue Progress Report(PR) followers,

Tonight we need you all to pray for a procedure that Sue is having done very early in the morning.  
At 3:30, when I arrived, Sue and I met with two gals from AMH who spelled out what decisions had to be made today in order for Sue's Physical Therapy Treatment…

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"Virtual Hug" updates on Sue (aka CatLover), by Jim

Posted on April 30, 2013 at 3:00pm 24 Comments

TuDiabetes member Sue, aka catlover, had an operation on Tuesday, April 9th. She could not wait to have it performed, but she did not want to tell many people about it. She did not tell…

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Diabetes News from Haiti

Posted on April 10, 2013 at 11:00am 2 Comments

Francine Ratner Kaufman, M.D. has had a 30 year distinguished career in diabetes care, research and advocacy. In 2009, she stepped down as director of the Comprehensive Childhood Diabetes Center, and head of the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles to become Chief Medical Officer and VP of Global Clinical, Medical and Health affairs at Medtronic Diabetes (Northridge, CA).

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At 4:52pm on June 13, 2013, Spring said…


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Emily,I got a call and had to leave the chat early.So I just got home and watched it. I Loved it and your Parents are lovely people .What a special loving bond you all have.Thanks so much for having them here :)

At 10:06am on June 11, 2013, shoshana27 said…

i've also had t1 since i was not yet 3, so i know what you went through.that was 76+ years ago.good job.

At 1:40pm on May 28, 2013, Andrew said…
Hey, Emily!

Just wanted to let you know I got the cookbook in the mail today. Can't wait to try some of the recipes!
At 4:03pm on May 17, 2013, Donna H said…

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Emily! I am so lucky to be a part of DHF!

At 5:16pm on May 13, 2013, Danica said…

It's not working for me to post it! The file is too big.

At 4:18pm on May 13, 2013, Danica said…

Yeah sure, I'll go ahead and upload it! Thanks :)

At 6:39am on May 5, 2013, Richard157 said…

Hi Emily, I received a tweet from Manny today about the interview with the alert dog people, but it was held on May 2. Is that right? I have missed several interviews that I wanted to hear.

What is the correct procedure to find the youtube videos of these interviews?

I hope you are well in CA, I am doing very well in NY. I am anxious to go to the FFL meeting i July. It will be my first time. Have you ever been to an FFL meeting? Thousands of type 1 children and their families from all over the world. WOW! I am glad adult T1D's are invited too.

At 1:40pm on April 29, 2013, Marie B said…

I really enjoyed watching it, loved all the Latin, but I really thought you stood apart in the waltz.

At 1:31pm on April 24, 2013, Marie B said…

hey Emily, I'm just double-checking the live event his week is Friday, correct? I thought we'd switched to Thursdays. I'm going to be including a link to it when I welcome new members tomorrow.

At 7:18am on April 13, 2013, Trudy said…

Hi Emily. About the April Poetry. I put a haiku on http://www.tudiabetes.org/profile/NoSugarAddedPoetry. As of right now, it's the only new poem, which leads me to wonder if I put it in the correct place? Thanks.

 
 
 

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DHF STAFF

Manny Hernandez
(Co-Founder, Editor, has LADA)

Emily Coles
(Head of Communities, has type 1)

Emily Walton
(Business Manager)

Mike Lawson
(Head of Experience, has type 1)

Corinna Cornejo
(Development Manager, has type 2)

Heather Gabel
(Administrative and Programs Assistant, has type 1)

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