Each year, JDRF Georgia hosts a day of education for people living with and affected by type 1 diabetes – TypeOneNation Summit. This event includes workshops and real dialogue about T1D: psychological and emotional impact of T1D, transitioning to college, managing teens with T1D, advocating for your child through 504 plans, counting carbs, Diabetes 101 for family and friends, and much more.

TypeOneNation will take place on Saturday, March 18th from 8:00am – 3:00pm at the Infinite Energy Forum in Duluth. The keynote presenter will be Annie Shultz, Project Manager for Outreach & Recruitment for the Diabetes TrialNet network and a participant in the Artificial Pancreas trials. For more information about Annie, click here.

Choose from a breakout session that interest you:

• Ask the Endos
• Counting Carbs: Alternate Ways to Spice Up Your Meals
• Diabetes Technology: Insulin Pumps & CGMs
• It’s Okay to Not be Okay
• Navigating Health Insurance
• Parent Roundtable: Things I Wish I’d Known
• T1D & Sports
• Taking T1D to School: Making the Most of Your 504 Plan
• Transitioning to College
• Turning Type One into Type None: JDRF 101
• Diabetes 101: Basic Skills for Grandparents, Babysitters, Teachers, and Other Caregivers (presented by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta). This workshop runs concurrent with the rest of the program.

When: Saturday, March 18, 2017
Time: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Infinite Energy Forum
Cost: $10 for ages 4 and up
Lunch: Provided with $10 registration fee
Parking: Free

Registration opens February 1st. 

Please click here for more information about this year’s event. To be added to the invitation list, please e-mail Mallory Carmouche or call (404) 420-5990.

Thank you to our Premier Sponsors for their support: