Award winning journalist, author and JDRF power advocate Moira McCarthy Stanford will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Type One Nation Summit.

The best-selling author of “The Everything Parents Guide to Diabetes” and “Raising Teens With Diabetes: A Parent Survival Guide,” Moira’s daughter Lauren was diagnosed at age 6.  The creator of the well-known blog despitediabetes,  Moira has appeared on CNN Live and is a tireless advocate and supporter of T1D research.  An avid skier she’s a contributing editor at SKI Magazine, is a weekly sports columnist for the Boston Herald, and a sports talk radio personality in Boston.

The summit will offer breakout sessions for people living with T1D at all ages and stages of the disease.   From newly diagnosed  families to adults who have been living with type 1 diabetes for decades the sessions will be informative and interactive for everyone:

Off to College: Navigating T1D in College

The Off to College Session is intended to help parents, caregivers and teens by offering practical, tangible advice as they prepare for this next chapter of their lives.  From campus life and communication to dealing with alcohol and talking to friends and roommates about T1D, this session will provide the tools and resources to get ready for college.

Diabetes Burnout: How to cope when you’re “done” with diabetes

Diabetes burnout – when managing T1D becomes so tiresome that it gets ignored – is common.  In fact most people with T1D have experienced this burnout in their lifetime.  This session will address common burnout signs and symptoms and offer advice and support to help manage T1D and get you back on track.

Aging with T1D: Complications, Secondary Autoimmune Diseases and what JDRF is doing to address them.

JDRF is well know for it’s research to better treat, prevent and cure type 1 diabetes. Less well known is what JDRF is doing to help support people who have lived with the disease for decades.   This session will address JDRF research efforts in the area of complications and advancements that are being made to help people live and age better with T1D.

Advocating for T1D Care

Learn how to better raise your voice and advocate for considerations of T1D to be included in programs, day camps, sports, and field trips.  Know your rights and better understand how to talk with the decision makers.  This session will address how to advocate for T1D care from the classroom to summer camp and everywhere in between.

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