To read and sign the petition, click here.

Principal Investigator: Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, FAAN
(phone: 608-263-1315)
Student Researchers: Chelsea Rentmeester and Laura Mannino
(phone: 920-382-8385 and 480-678-8804, respectively)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
For a research study on how imagination of future health outcomes plays a role in motivating self-care behaviors in teens with type 1 diabetes.

Participants must:
• Have a self-reported diagnosis type 1 diabetes
• Be enrolled in high school
• Be between the ages of 14-18
• Have a self-reported ability to read and speak English

Participants will:
• Be asked to sign a consent and assent form.
• Be asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding current self-care behaviors, what they know about diabetes, and how they imagine their health.
• Be asked to take part in a phone interview regarding their self-care behaviors, how they imagine their health, and motivations behind their management.

All participants will be entered in a raffle for an i-Pod shuffle.

Interested?
You can contact Chelsea Rentmeester and Laura Mannino via email at: TeenStudy@son.wisc.edu

Thank you for your interest.
Chelsea Rentmeester and Laura Mannino
University of Wisconsin, Madison
School of Nursing

The Western Wisconsin JDRF Walk awards celebration is being held at Capital City Harley Davidson (the same place as last year).

If you have outstanding donations you have until Oct 31st to get them in and have them credited to your team for the walk awards. You can mail all outstanding donations to the JDRF Office 434 S. Yellowstone Drive, Suite 202 Madison WI 53719

With your help and support, this program has raised in excess of $1.5 million towards a cure for type 1 diabetes.

To purchase your cards visit http://jdrf.org/cards or http://morethancards.com.

When you check out, remember to select “WI- Western Wisconsin Chapter” in the field to designate our chapter to receive royalty proceeds! Thank you!

The TrialNet Natural History Study is screening relatives of people with type 1 diabetes. Researchers are conducting this study to understand more about the development of type 1 diabetes and look at ways to delay or prevent the disease.

Through a blood test, doctors can determine if an individual may be at risk for diabetes.

Screening will be available at the Walk and is open to family members of people with type 1 diabetes – parents, children, brothers and sisters as well as cousins, nieces and nephews. Numbing lotion will be available to anyone who is uncomfortable with blood draws.

If you would like to be involved with research, come get screened at the Walk!

Meet outside 131 Barstow at 10:50am Eau Claire WI

Please email voss14@hotmail.com to let us know if you can attend.

The Clinical Trial Connection provides a customized search based on personalized criteria of a database of hundreds of clinical trials that are enrolling patients.

You can also get a monthly email from the service that has up-to-date information about newly launched trials that you could be eligible for.

Sign up and learn more at www.trials.jdrf.org.

Vote Here!

Visit Hy-Vee’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/HyVee to participate in the campaign by voting for our Western Wisconsin local chapter. There is a $25,000 total donation that will be allocated to the 9 chapters based on number of votes. The Chapter that receives the most votes will receive $9,000; Second Place: $4,000; Third Place: $3,000; Fourth – Ninth Places: $1,500.

The participating chapters are: Eastern Iowa | Greater Iowa | Illinois | Kansas City | Lincoln | Metro St. Louis/Greater Missouri | MinnDakotas | Omaha Council Bluffs | Western Wisconsin

How you  can participate:
• Follow Hy-Vee’s Facebook (www.facebook.com/HyVee) and Twitter updates to help spread the word through social media
• Encourage your community to show support by purchasing POWERADE ZERO at your local Hy-Vee store (Please note, this does not increase the donation amount and there is no purchase necessary to participate in the online component)
• Visit www.facebook.com/HyVee to vote for your chapter! (Western Wisconsin)

Beth VanDenLangenberg and Laurie McLeod teamed up for another excellent presentation on back-to-school issues and 504 plans! Beth walked parents through completion of the “Order for Medication Administration,” and Laurie offered to share her 504 plan. Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers the right to have equal access to education and accommodations. 504 plans document the accommodations and who’s responsible at the school,making sure your child is safe. Situations mentioned included bus rides, test time, access to drinking fountains, sports, child’s buddy to walk to the nurse’s office, etc. Lynne shared a summary sheet with the child’s picture as a handout for teacher’s to recognize and learn about the T1 child in their classroom (also great for sharing with substitute teachers).

Carla brought Jessepaloosa posters for the fundraiser, Saturday, August 6, from noon – 10 pm at Keva Sports Center, Middleton, featuring four bands and fun for the whole family. (in honor of Jesse Alswager)

Thanks to the Mortensen twins, Dana and Kara, for again assisting with the childcare!

Remember to “Like” us on Facebook to keep up with current JDRF WWI News!

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/JDRF-Western-Wisconsin-Chapter/173646242663316

We’re also on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jdrfwwi
And Juvenation at http://juvenation.org/members/westernwisconsin/default.aspx

Be sure to mark Tuesday, August 23, for the next meeting, with Jim Ellis (diabetes educator and psychotherapist) to discuss “Success-Focused Diabetes Management.” Jim concentrates on what’s right rather than what’s wrong with diabetes management, by telling stories with a sense of humor, in an entertaining way to learn.

If you have suggestions for meeting topics, please send me an email or call me at 338-4747.

Take care, until we meet again,
Eileen

Beth Van Den Langenberg, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, American Family Children’s Hospital, and Laurie McLeod, JDRF Outreach Chair, will discuss back-to-school issues and 504 plans.
Their expert knowledge is evident as they assist old and new families in developing and revising 504 plans, as well as answer  questions on school issues prior to the fall school start.
Babysitters will be provided.
Please RSVP to Eileen Regan at regans4747@att.net for planning purposes.

*Please note, you do not need to be associated with Group Health Cooperative to attend the JDRF network meetings. All are welcome.