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JDRF -Maryland Chapter : 825 Hammonds Ferry Road, Suites H, Linthicum, MD 21090; 410-636-8080;maryland@jdrf.org

Open Forum: Life with Type 1 Diabetes

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1-4 p.m. (registration @ 12:30)
The Gathering Place, Columbia, Md.  (directions)

JDRF is hosting a free, family friendly forum of activities focused on the daily issues of type 1 diabetes and its affect on you and your family.  Experts will provide advice on how to make living with type 1 diabetes easier for everyone; plus you will be able to network with other families battling the same struggles as you.  Whether you've had diabetes for 50 years or you or a family member are newly diagnosed, you are sure to learn from this event.

We'll keep the whole family excited with the JDRF Kids Zone! Kids will enjoy arts, crafts, sports activities and more.  All kids activities will be supervised by a registered nurse. Diabetic-friendly snacks and refreshments will be provided.

RSVP now, space is limited!

Schedule of Events
Keynote Address
1-1:45 p.m.
 Critical Update: Cure Therapeutics and the Pace of Research
Expert Panels (choose one)
1:50-2:35 p.m. 
Operation Dinner Out: Tips for a stress free dinner away from home
Living with Diabetes: The Emotional Toll
 Diabetic Athletes: Do's and Don'ts
Refreshment Break and Family Networking
2:40-3:05 p.m.
Round-table Discussions (choose one)
3:10-4 p.m.
Diabetes at School: A discussion with the Maryland Department of School Health Services
Growing up with Diabetes: Teens, College, and the Real World
 Thirty is the New Twenty: Adults and Type 1 Diabetes


For more information, or to RSVP by phone, contact:
Brendan Hogan, Outreach Manager
(410) 636-8080, ext. 17
bhogan@jdrf.org

 
 
 
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With your help, we are moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside, translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for those with diabetes. With your help, we are moving closer to our goal ... a cure for diabetes and its complications.

Mary Tyler Moore
International Chairman