Featured Videos - Diabetes community by Diabetes Hands Foundation: TuDiabetes

Re-defining the Diabetes Dr. Visit (S2-14)

2013-05-13T21:41:29.566Z

In this episode Dr. Edelman discusses how you can "Re-define your Diabetes Dr. Visit."

TuDiabetes Live Interview with Mary McNeight, founder of Diabetic Alert Dog Academy

2013-05-08T16:20:57.350Z

Mary McNeight is the founder of a unique program called Diabetic Alert Dog University. She is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, holds a CPDT-KA (certified pet dog trainer -- knowledge assessed) granted by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and is certified by the American Red Cross in pet first aid. With more than 5 years of training experience, she has had multiple requests nationwide for her services and to speak on behalf of dog training.
Using only methods approved by the American Humane Association and positive reinforcement techniques, Mary gives private training sessions and offers small group classes for both service and pet dog training in order to provide the best possible service that caters to your needs. Mary is also dedicated toward providing low-cost service dog training for people with disabilities ever since she had to become the resource she needed to train her own dog for service work. Currently, Mary is owned by her yellow lab who is a certified diabetic alert dog.
A certified dog trainer who has experienced life before a service dog, and life with a service dog, Mary McNeight is a fantastic resource to help train your pet or service dog. She can be found teaching at The Service Dog Academy at her dog training studio in the heart of West Seattle.

Live interview with Francine Cabrera, RN, CDE

2013-05-02T19:02:28.674Z

Francine Cabrera RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years and a certified diabetes educator for the past ten. With experience in hospitals, home health and outpatient care, she is currently a representative of the Diabetes Interactive Network offering educational classes about diabetes care and nutrition for people living with diabetes and for professionals involved in the treatment of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

In 2012, Francine worked with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company to launch My Well Planner, a new online program aimed at helping people with type 2 diabetes improve their habits, management, and health outcomes. Francine is passionate about this program, and its potential to help keep people with type 2 healthy.
Previously, Francine worked as a homecare nurse for people living with diabetes and served as the Diabetes Program Director for Philadelphia’s Parkview Hospital, where she wrote and developed the hospital’s diabetes program, which received American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognition.
Francine completed post-graduate studies at LaSalle University and is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and Pennsylvania Nurses Association.

TuDiabetes Live Interview with Captain Glucose and Meter Boy

2013-04-22T19:12:21.632Z

Who are Captain Glucose and Meter Boy?

Two animated diabetes superheroes whose mission it is to "Educate, Enlighten, and Entertain people with diabetes of all ages" and that's exactly what they do. What Smokey the Bear does for fire awareness, Captain Glucose and Meter Boy are doing for Diabetes awareness. The two actors also make personal appearances to promote diabetes awareness.
Captain Glucose: Actor-Comedian Bill Kirchenbauer is an internationally recognizable face. After appearing on dozens of major television shows: Fernwood Tonite; Mork & Mindy; Night Court; Growing Pains; etc. ABC created a sit-com tailor made for him, Just The Ten of Us. From there Bill has gone on to appear in many television shows and films including a starring role in the Rob Reiner film The Story of Us with Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer. Bill is also a well known stand-up comedian with dozens of appearances on the top television shows including The Tonight Show;The David Letterman Show; and Arsenio Hall. Bill has Type 2 Diabetes.
Meter Boy: Brad Slaight is an award winning actor, writer, and comedian. He has appeared on Parks and Recreation; NBC's Funny People; Married, With Children; Unsolved Mysteries; Scream; Freshman Dorm; and a two year costarring role on The Young & the Restless. As a comedian and writer his credits include The Tonight Show; Comic Strip Live; National Lampoon; Evening at the Improv. He is also a world renowned playwright. Brad has had type 1 diabetes for 25 years.

TuDiabetes Live Interview with Terry Gregg, President and CEO of Dexcom, Inc.

2013-04-15T22:22:06.385Z

Terrance H. Gregg is CEO of Dexcom, Inc., first joining the Dexcom Board of Directors in 2005 and subsequently appointed President and CEO in 2007 and CEO in 2011.

In 2002 he retired as President of Medtronic MiniMed, a world leader in diabetes management systems. He became President and Chief Operating Officer of MiniMed, Inc. in 1996 and was instrumental in Medtronic’s $3.4 billion acquisition of MiniMed in 2001. He also served in executive positions with Smith and Nephew and Allergan, Inc.

Mr. Gregg served as the 2003-2004 Chair of the Research Foundation Board of the American Diabetes Association. In 2010, Mr. Gregg and his wife were recognized by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) with one of it’s highest honors, the 2010 Angel Award. Most recently, Mr. Gregg was honored as one of the San Diego regional finalists for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011 and named by MassDevice.com, one of 28 chief executives whom exemplify cutting-edge leadership and innovative thinking in the medical device industry, as its inaugural CEO Class of 2011.

Mr. Gregg currently serves on several advisory boards, including Scripps Translational Science Institute and the University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). Additionally Mr. Gregg sits on the board of directors of Taking Control of Your Diabetes, a non-profit educational program.