Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm (doors close at 6:45pm)

Scott Meganck, Territory Manager for Medtronic, will discuss their new mySentry™ product, the first-of-its-kind Remote Glucose Monitor. Come learn and share with other T1D individuals and families about Medtronic products, your experiences and any questions on your mind. Babysitters will be provided. RSVP to Eileen Regan at regans4747@att.net for planning purposes.

I WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK:

1. Are you still interested in a food presentation with a dietitian type meeting? yes or no

2. Why didn’t you sign up for December’s meeting? Was it the type of event, date conflict, cost or other?

3. Are you still interested in meeting on a quarterly basis with other T1′s?

4. What type of venues or activities would be like to see in 2012?

Have a great holiday season and hope to see you early in 2012.

Warm regards,
Karisa

Join Hy-Vee’s dietitian Deana Foster as we sample a couple of healthy, easy-to-put-together appetizers, and a carb-friendly dessert option. There will also be a beer and wine suggestion with each offering.

Cost is $10 per person and space is limited to 30 people.

Email At1westernwi@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

Naomi Wedel, CDE and Clinical Specialist from Roche, presented information on their new pump and test strips, as well as tools to tighten the individual glucose range. Discussion followed on hand sanitizers and alcohol swabs – they don’t clean, they just kill bacteria. Cleaning wipes are better as they contain more water. Be careful: lotions make the readings lower. The highest readings from fruit come from grapes as the sugar residue increases the glucose numbers. You might also be careful of orange residue, cinnamon roll residue, etc. and be sure to clean the hands before testing – the old fashioned way, with soap and water. Naomi also provided some promised links:

• Student Guide from WI Diabetes Prevention and Control Group: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/diabetes/srg.HTM
• Diabetes Behavior Institute Etiquette For Parents: http://behavioraldiabetesinstitute.org/downloads/Teen-Etiquette-for-parents.pdf

Thanks to our sitters, the Mortensen twins, who showed even though the little kids didn’t.

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And Juvenation http://juvenation.org/members/westernwisconsin/default.aspx

Mark January 24, 2012 as our next meeting date (no December meeting).
In the meantime, wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays seasons possible!!
Take care, until we meet again, Eileen

Naomi Wedel, Clinical Specialist with Roche/Accucheck, will enlighten us with holiday tips and recipes, new products (pump and test strips), etc. Let’s gather and learn how to close out 2011 and enter 2012 with ways to proactively handle Type 1. A question and answer period will follow.

Babysitters will be provided.

Please RSVP to Eileen Regan at regans4747@att.net for planning purposes.

Thanks, and hope to see you soon!

Eileen Regan

Best Western Conference Center and Cascade Mountain, Portage

Riding On Insulin is looking for young adult and adult volunteers living with type 1 diabetes to work with young kids and teens living with diabetes!

Enjoy a free lift ticket and rentals at Cascade Mountain, lunch, and dinner at the Best Western-Portage in exchange for your time. No prior coaching experience is necessary, but ski/snowboard experience is preferred. Coaches will be provided with teaching instruction from professional snowboarder and type 1 diabetic, Sean Busby—the founder of Riding On Insulin. Coaches are assigned small groups divided by ability level, composed of kids and teens living with type 1 diabetes or siblings of those living with the disease. Groups spend the day—from 9am to 4pm—riding the slopes of Cascade Mountain, helping each other to manage their blood sugars where altitude, humidity and climate all play a role.

Coaching space is limited; contact Mollie Busby at mollie@ridingoninsulin.org or call (435) 262-1419.

Joe Brady and Kathy Ziegert gave an excellent presentation on the Ride to Cure and Team Wild projects. Their experiences were truly inspirational and motivating as they described the tenacity and training involved in their accomplishments, let alone all the money they’ve raised for a T1 cure! And it was great to hear Kelly and Jana jumped on the rides for a great cause! I admire these role models and thank them for sharing their time and information with us.

Thanks to our sitters (Kara, Dana and Zach) for coming through in our time of need, to watch and mentor the younger set.

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 http://twitter.com/#!/jdrfwwi
And Juvenation http://juvenation.org/members/westernwisconsin/default.asp

Be sure to mark Nov. 22 on your calendar for our next and last meeting of the year; topic to be determined.

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

To help you with Halloween planning, click here for a candy carb listing provided by Lifescan for many common Halloween treats.

Role models are so very important for our Type 1 teens/kids to prove they can do anything. Both parents and teens/kids are welcome to meet Joe Brady and Kathy Ziegert this month.

• Joe Brady (30 years type 1) is the head cycling coach for the JDRF Western WI Ride to Cure Team, an American Birkiebeiner skier and Wisconsin Ironman finisher.
• Kathy Ziegert (20 years type 1) is an accomplished runner and triathlete who finished her first Wisconsin Ironman last month as a member of Team Wild.
• Together they’ll present both genders with a look at the importance of exercise in managing Type 1 and living a fulfilling and fun life.
• A question and answer period will follow so start thinking of what you’d like to know.
• http://www2.jdrf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ride_homepage
• http://www.jdrfwesternwisconsin.org/2011/08/la-crosse-the-new-hawaii-400-jdrf-riders-think-so/
• http://teamwild.org/

Babysitters will be provided.
Please RSVP to Eileen Regan at regans4747@att.net for planning purposes.
Thanks, and hope to see you soon!
Eileen Regan