Happy September! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing Labor Day holiday with friends and family! As you probably recall, Anna and I ventured to Orlando, FL last month to attend the annual AADE Conference. IN addition to Anna's hard work at the booth, I also want to thank the volunteers who came out to represent DiabetesSisters at Booth #152-- Claire Blum, Judith Jones-Ambrosini, Barbara Metcalf, Cherise Shockley, Ruth Harnden, and Linda Bork. We could not have done it without you!!
The theme of this month is menopause...yes, that word that so many of us dread! In this month's newsletter you'll find an article written by a physician who speicalizes in menopause and a 'real life' experience with menopause as told by a DiabetesSisters' member. If you attend a PODS meetup this month, you'll also receive a great deal of information about menopause from the group discussion and have the opportunity to ask questions. Last but not least, please be sure to mark your calendar for our Life Class webinar, "5 Things Women with Diabetes Need to Know about Menopause" on September 17th at 4pm. Registration info can be found below.
Until next month--- make gratitude your daily motto!
In Sisterhood,
Founder & CEO
24+ Triumphant (NOT Perfect!) Years with Diabetes
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Join Dr. Mache Seibel,
Director of the Menopause and Mental Health Program at University of Massachusetts Medical School for our next installment of our
Life Class Webinar Series:
5 Things Women With Diabetes
Need to Know About Menopause
Wednesday, September 17, from 4 - 4:30 p.m.
This 30-minute webinar will discuss menopause, diabetes and how hormones like estrogen and progesterone may affect blood sugar.
REGISTER TODAY
Webinar ID: 131-316-259
All registrants will be entered in a special drawing to receive a special DiabetesSisters' memento!
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WEEKEND FOR WOMEN CONFERENCE: WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN LOS ANGELES!
Please join us October 24-25, 2014, for a weekend to remember with your Sisters in sunny Los Angeles! This two-day event educates, inspires and transforms women's views of diabetes so they can live full, happy lives with the disease. Since the first Conference in May 2010, the event has become the premier forum for women diabetes, providing peer support and education with topics including new technology, travel tips, pregnancy, exercise, and many, many more.
All women with diabetes (pre-diabetes, type 1, type 2, LADA, gestational) are invited to attend AND bring their loved ones too!
This year's theme, Stepping Stones, allows us to walk to together on the diabetes journey. We all need to find the best path and take small steps toward success when it comes to managing diabetes. Often the first step is the toughest and we hope you will take the first step with us next month! Not only are the education sessions geared toward helping women live happy, healthy lives with diabetes, but also helping their loved ones better understand the disease and how to support them on a daily basis. There are even separate sessions specifically for the loved ones to ask their questions and get the support they need.
The registration fee for the Weekend for Women is available at $125 from June 1- Oct 10, and $150 after Oct.10 - Please Note: registration is the same price for ALL attendees and covers all educational sessions, 1 Conference tote bag, 1 commemorative t-shirt, light appetizers on Friday night, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Click here for more information on sessions and speakers
Discounted room rate of $125/night available at the Conference hotel
EMBASSY SUITES LAX NORTH
9801 Airport Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045
We are grateful for the support of our
Weekend for Women Conference Los Angeles sponsors
  
 
  
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MENOPAUSE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 by Mache Seibel, MD
About 6000 women enter menopause every day and millions more are in the ten-year window around menopause called perimenopause. In nearly 20 years, I've had the opportunity to talk with and treat thousands of women for their menopause issues. Many patients came in feeling frustrated and confused, but I found that when I helped them understand the issues they were facing, it helped them gain clarity over the contradictions, misunderstandings and negative press about menopause.
1. What is Menopause? Menopause is defined as one year after your last period. The average age in the United States for women going through menopause is 51.
2. What is Perimenopause? Perimenopause is the window leading up to menopause. During this time, hormones begin to go out of balance and symptoms may begin, such as feelings of warmth and poor sleep. Continue reading.
About Mache Seibel, MD
Dr. Seibel's mission is to help women become the conductor of their family's health and harmony to create a healthier world. Since 2004, he has served as a professor and the Director of the Menopause and Mental Health Program at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Prior to this, Dr. Seibel was a member of the Harvard Medical school faculty for 19 years where he served as Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and fertility. He is the Founder of MyMenopause magazine and writes a weekly blog for Huffington Post on women's health and wellness. His specialties are menopause symptoms, stress, weight control, sleep and diabetes.
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DIABETES AND MENOPAUSE: NUCLEAR MELTDOWN DAYS
 by Judith Jones-Ambrosini
I clearly remember waking up in the middle of the night drenched with sweat. Yikes! I thought "What's going on here?" In a misty midnight daze of alarm and confusion, I reached for the bg meter on my nightstand to check my blood sugar. It was 111. Fine. I didn't feel any symtoms of a hypoglycemic episode, so where were these awful sweats coming from? Perhaps I was coming down with a cold or flu.
About Judith Jones-Ambrosini
Judith has lived with diabetes for over fifty years and has been recognized by Lilly with a Lilly for Life award for journalism and by Medtronic as a Helping Hands calendar recipient. Her diabetes columns, Judith's Cyber Kitchen and MoTo Move can be found onwww.diabetesnet.com. She has written diabetes publications Diabetes Positive, Diabetes Interview (now Diabetes Health) and Diabetes Self-Management.
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Raleigh, NC
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Richmond, VA
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Deltona, FL
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Reno, NV
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Boston, MA
Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville, FL
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Newport News, VA
Sept. 23, 6:00 p.m.
Can't join us in person? Interested in a "virtual"PODS meetup? Please email us atinfo@diabetessisters.org, subject line: VIRTUAL PODS
THANK YOU TO OUR 2014 PODS MEETUP SPONSORS
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Do you love to cook? Do you have great recipes to share? We are looking for your favorite diabetes-friendly recipes! Barbara Metcalf, Sanford, FL PODS Leader is compiling favorite recipes and DiabetesSisters will share them in our January 2015 e-newsletter.
Please send your favorite recipe(s), along with nutritional values to Barbara at
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Center for Hope of the Sierras will be hosting their third annual symposium on
October 3, 2014
Reno, NV
The day-long event will feature a keynote address by
Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt.
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ARE YOU A WOMAN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES?
MicroMass Communications, Inc., longtime partner of DiabetesSisters, is conducting a diabetes intervention study. Currently recruiting people who live with tpe 2 diabetes to test the effectiveness of a mobile app in helping to better manage diabetes. If you are interested in participating, please visit time2focus.micromass.com/ds and complete the screening. Please direct any questions to 888-333-1232 or time2focus@micromass.com. Those who qualify will be provided a link to download the app and will be compensated throughout the study period. The study is open to men and women who are residents of North Carolina. |
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