JDRF Off to College Program
June 20, 2016, Wellesley, MA
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for an evening of education and networking, featuring a presentation on preparing students with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for life at college and a discussion and Q&A with a panel of current college students
and their parents.
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Presenting: Joseph I. Wolfsdorf, M.B.,B.Ch.; Director, Diabetes Program; Clinical Director and Associate Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston Children’s Hospital Chair in Endocrinology; Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Audience: Parents, High School Students with T1D
Topics to be discussed include:
- Who and what to tell others about diabetes
- Forming a relationship with the health facility and Office of Disability Services
- Emergency procedures
- Supplies while at school
- Roommate issues
- Food service/nutrition
- Exercise
- Sick day management
- Alcohol and T1D
RSVP by Thursday, June 16 online at bit.ly/JDRFOffToCollege2016 or to Nichole at 781-431-0700 or nmessier@jdrf.org.
Event Contact
Nichole Messier
617-831-1126 | nmessier@jdrf.org
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