The JDRF Western and Central Pennsylvania Chapter is proud to announce that the TypeOneNation Summit is back and in-person! What is a TypeOneNation Summit, you ask? It is our annual educational summit that brings together all within the type 1 diabetes community!

Join us on March 4, 2023 at the Carnegie Science Center in Downtown Pittsburgh for a morning full of education, connectivity, and fun. Scroll below to see some highlights and what to expect!

Connect With Fellow Families and T1D’s:

The Summit will begin at 10am, with one hour to mingle, meet and connect with fellow T1D’s and their loved ones. Vendor tables, crafts, and games will be available to enjoy before the programming begins at 11am.

We are grateful to our national industry partners for making the TypeOneNation Summit possible at our chapter. If you want to learn more about our partners, please visit our vendor exhibition or click here.

Learn About The “Evolution” of Diabetes Care:

For those who think we’ve failed because we still don’t have a “cure”, think again! Gary Scheiner MS, CDCES, author of “Think Like A Pancreas”, will take you on an amusing (and humbling) tour of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed in the treatment of type-1 diabetes, complete with “show and tell”. You’ll be amazed at how far we’ve come!

About Our Speaker: Gary Scheiner MS, CDCES

Gary Scheiner is owner and Clinical Director of Integrated Diabetes Services, a practice located just outside of Philadelphia specializing in intensive insulin therapy and advanced education for children and adults.

Gary has been a Certified Diabetes Educator for since 1995 and has had Type-1 diabetes since 1985. Gary was named 2014 Diabetes Educator of the Year by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has written seven books, including the best-selling “Think Like A Pancreas-A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes With Insulin”. He lectures nationally and internationally for people with diabetes as well as professionals in the healthcare industry. In addition to serving on the faculty of Children With Diabetes and the Board of Directors for JDRF, Gary volunteers for the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Sisters, and Setebaid Diabetes Camps.

About Our Vendors:

We are grateful to our national industry partners for making the TypeOneNation Summit possible at our chapter. If you want to learn more about our partners, please visit our vendor exhibition or click here.

TrialNet will be offering screening to family members of T1D at the JDRF Summit.  This screening is for Parents, Siblings and Children (ages 2 ½-45) and cousins, nieces/nephews and grandchildren (ages 2 ½ – 20) of T1 diabetics.  For more information or to let us know you will be there, you can email Kelli DeLallo at kelli.delallo@chp.edu.

Tickets are now available and include admission to the museum following the summit. They are selling out fast – so be sure to register today before it’s too late! Questions? Contact Kristina at kriggans@jdrf.org