Thanks to Channel 27′s Diana Henry for being an emcee.

Senator Feingold has sent this letter to Senators Tom Harkin, chairman, and Mike Enzi, ranking member, of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions urging the committee to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program.

We would like to thank Senator Feingold for his support of the program.

Attending the meeting were Tom Liebe, Past President, and son Aaron, Mike Wokasch, Board Secretary, Jennifer Wickman, advocacy chair, and daughter Stella, and Laurie McLeod, member at large, and her son Aidan.

From living independently, to relationships and starting a family, to work life, adults with type 1 diabetes face unique challenges. But there are millions of people who are living successfully with the disease. The resources in this section provide helpful, practical information and an inside look into how others are overcoming obstacles.

Request a copy of the “Adult Type 1 Toolkit” now

The following is from a dLife story:

Kris Freeman may have won the 30K cross-country race at the U.S. National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska last month – had he not been forced to stop and test his blood sugar late in the race. Freeman came in second.

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Freeman, who wears an OmniPod, blogs about the difficulties of competing with type 1 diabetes.

“I get nervous before a race and release sugar just like everyone else. Unfortunately my regulatory system is broken and I have to give myself the appropriate amount of insulin. This is where things get tricky. How nervous I am affects how much sugar I release into my body. More nerves equal more glucose. The difficult part is there is no real way to monitor how nervous I am.”

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You can watch a recent interview with Kris:

Learn more about effective coping skills for:

• Living with Diabetes — the challenges facing children and families
• Communicating effectively with spouses, children and extended family members
• What to ask, and listen for, when speaking to physicians and healthcare providers
• Recognizing and addressing the needs of your child’s siblings
• Getting your teenager to be responsible about taking care of their diabetes

Presenter: Joe Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, CDE – Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute
Location: Alliant Energy Center, Madison
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
6:30 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Program
RSVP: Gena Van Kirk, Animas: 608-397-7756 or gvankirk@its.jnj.com
JDRF Western Wisconsin Chapter: 608-833-2873 or westernwi@jdrf.org

Read more, download the It’s a Family Affair! flyer.

Come out to the Lazy Oaf Lounge anytime after 5pm on February 10th to celebrate his life and raise money for the family. There will be a free buffet of food, a place to donate to the fund directly and in addition, 50% of the proceeds from anything purchased that evening will go to the Jesse Alswager Memorial Fund.

The Lazy Oaf Lounge is located at 1617 N. Stoughton Rd., Madison, WI.

If you aren’t able to make it, The Jesse Alswager Memorial Fund has been set up at UW Credit Union, and all UW Credit Union branches will be able to accept donations, or donations can be mailed to:

Jesse Alswager Memorial Fund
c/o UW Credit Union
PO Box 44963
Madison, WI 53744-4963

If you’d like to donate online via Paypal, visit: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GMW43ZYQXJR9C

A memorial web site for Jesse has been set-up at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jessealswager.  There you will be able to read “Jesse’s Story,” leave a guestbook message for the family, and make a memorial donation.

Visitation for the family will be held Monday, February 8 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (5701 Raymond Rd., Madison).  A service for Jesse will follow at 7:30 p.m. Sean Busby, professional snowboarder and person with type 1 diabetes will speak about his friendship with Jesse.

Everyone at the JDRF Western Wisconsin Chapter extends our condolences to the Alswager family – you are all in our thoughts and our hearts during this time.

You

You can vote by going to www.nfl.com/pepsirefresh and clicking on Mark Sanchez, or by texting “MARK” to PEPSI (73774) — standard text messaging rates and fees may apply.

Mark Sanchez:

“I want to help build awareness about the early signs of juvenile diabetes. My grant will support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to create educational programs that will help lead to early detection and prompt treatments.”

Voting ends February 5, 2010.

As a reminder

Be sure to join JDRF for the live video event at noon EST. The program is scheduled to last 1 hour. The video will be streamed through our Promise Campaign blog. You can access it by clicking this link. Aaron will start by providing answers to as many of your questions as he can.  We’ll be streaming our video with the help of Ustream. Ustream’s product allows participants to ask questions over the course of Aaron’s presentation. So, time permitting, Aaron will respond to those as well.