From gwunder at earthlink.net  Fri Oct  3 20:03:49 2025
From: gwunder at earthlink.net (Gary Wunder)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 15:03:49 -0500
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Sending our Knowledge is Sweet Seminar Agenda and
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National Federation of the Blind

Diabetes Action Network

Second Annual Knowledge is Sweet Seminar

NFB Jernigan Institute

Baltimore, Maryland

May 1617, 2025

Agenda

Times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time

All meetings will take place in Members Hall. 

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome to the Knowledge is Sweet Seminar and Some  Logistics,
Debbie Wunder, President, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri

9:00 a.m. Collective Collaboration is the Answer, Mark Riccobono, President,
National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland

9:30 a.m. Tandem Mobi: Bringing Accessible Insulin Pump Technology to the
Blind, Kerry Harrison, MS, RDN, CDCES, Tandem Diabetes Care, Baltimore
Territory Manager

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. I'm a Type 2 Diabetic Living an A1 Life, Mark Feliz, Board
Member, Diabetes Action Network, Mesa, Arizona

11:00 a.m. Were in This Together: Being a Supportive Partner Emotionally
and Financially, Jesse Shirek, Governmental Affairs Specialist, National
Federation of the Blind, 
Baltimore, Maryland

11:45 a.m.       Questions and getting ready for lunch

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits

2:00 p.m. Dialysis: My Part in Needing It and What Ive Learned While Giving
My Kidneys a Rest, John Tebockhorst, Secretary, Diabetes Action Network,
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2:15 p.m. Hearing the Words You Are a Diabetic: My Reaction and Then
Taking Control, Jean Brown, First Vice President, Diabetes Action Network,
Indianapolis, Indiana

2:30 p.m. Life After Pancreas Rejection and Returning to the Insulin Pump,
Sherry Shirek, Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland

2:55 p.m. Break

3:10 p.m. Diabetes on the Move: Accessories, Emergency Kits, Snacks, and
More, Anil Lewis, Second Vice President, Diabetes Action Network, Atlanta,
Georgia

3:25 p.m. Snack Packing and Socializing

3:50 p.m. Exhibitors Presentations from Top Level Sponsors

4:05 p.m.          Special Fit Break

4:10 p.m.          Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: When Type 1 is
Diagnosed as Type 2, Debbie Wunder, Columbia, Missouri

5:00 p.m. Break

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, May 17, 2025

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome to Day Two, Debbie Wunder

9:00 a.m. The Importance of Exercise to the Blind Person with Diabetes, Gary
Scheiner, MS, CDCES, Owner and Clinical Director, Integrated Diabetes
Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

10:00 a.m. Pushing the Bounds of Accessibility through the Medical Device
Nonvisual Accessibility Act and Taking Action, John Paré, Executive Director
of Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore,
Maryland

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. The Carb Count Challenge, Liz Moyer, Teaching Assistant, Chimes,
and Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland

11:30 a.m. Sugar Sugar, Danielle McCann, Membership Building Coordinator,
National Federation of the Blind, and Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network,
Baltimore, Maryland

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits

2:00 p.m. New Medications, Dietary Guidelines, and the Future of Blind
People Using Insulin Pumps for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Kiya Rivera, RD,
CDCES, CPT, Certified Diabetes Educator, UM Midtown Center for Diabetes and
Endocrinology, Baltimore, Maryland

3:00 p.m. My Baby, Me, and Gestational Diabetes: The Shock, My Babys
Health, My Health, and the Future for Us Both, Julie Orozco, JD, Brown,
Goldstein & Levy, Baltimore, Maryland

3:25 p.m. Strategies for Combating Fatigue, Neuropathy, and Other
Complications of Diabetes, Panel Discussion, Debbie Wunder, President,
Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri, Danielle McCann, Treasurer,
Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland, Gary Wunder, Board Member,
Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri

3:55 p.m. After the Seminar: Ways to Get and Stay Involved with the National
Federation of the Blind and the Diabetes Action Network, Danielle McCann and
Mark Feliz

4:15 p.m. Summing Up the Seminar: What Did You Like, What Could We Have Done
Differently, and Should We Do This Again?
Debbie Wunder and Other Members of the Board

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

Gary Wunder  gwunder at earthlink.net 

From gmelconian619 at gmail.com  Sun Oct 26 04:45:03 2025
From: gmelconian619 at gmail.com (gmelconian619 at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:45:03 -0700
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against   dexcom
 g7
Message-ID: <000601dc4633$4bc943f0$e35bcbd0$@gmail.com>

Hello I saw this  article earlier.there is a proposed class action  law suit
filed against dexcom for g7 failures.     Will link to the article below for
all to read up on.  
   
  

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/dexcom-g7-class-action-lawsuit/803248/

From veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com  Mon Oct 27 21:46:59 2025
From: veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com (Veronica Elsea)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:46:59 -0700
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against
   dexcom g7
In-Reply-To: <000601dc4633$4bc943f0$e35bcbd0$@gmail.com>
References: <000601dc4633$4bc943f0$e35bcbd0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000a01dc478b$397509b0$ac5f1d10$@laurelcreekmusic.com>

Wow!
Sadly, I wish I could say I am surprised. I hope this gets Dexcom to straighten up its act. I'm tired of staying up all night as it keeps telling me my reading's at 40 or low, when my meter says 120 or something. Although once I calibrated, it's been doing fine. Sheesh!
It will be interesting to see what happens. Way to go, Mom.
Veronica


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of gary via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2025 9:45 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against dexcom g7

Hello I saw this  article earlier.there is a proposed class action  law suit
filed against dexcom for g7 failures.     Will link to the article below for
all to read up on.  
   
  

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/dexcom-g7-class-action-lawsuit/803248/

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From gmelconian619 at gmail.com  Mon Oct 27 23:17:48 2025
From: gmelconian619 at gmail.com (gmelconian619 at gmail.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:17:48 -0700
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against
   dexcom g7
In-Reply-To: <000a01dc478b$397509b0$ac5f1d10$@laurelcreekmusic.com>
References: <000601dc4633$4bc943f0$e35bcbd0$@gmail.com>
 <000a01dc478b$397509b0$ac5f1d10$@laurelcreekmusic.com>
Message-ID: <001401dc4797$ed404c00$c7c0e400$@gmail.com>

Yeah, would be interested as what happens.hopefully better quality control of senssors.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2025 2:47 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against dexcom g7

Wow!
Sadly, I wish I could say I am surprised. I hope this gets Dexcom to straighten up its act. I'm tired of staying up all night as it keeps telling me my reading's at 40 or low, when my meter says 120 or something. Although once I calibrated, it's been doing fine. Sheesh!
It will be interesting to see what happens. Way to go, Mom.
Veronica


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of gary via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2025 9:45 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re proposed class action law suit against dexcom g7

Hello I saw this  article earlier.there is a proposed class action  law suit
filed against dexcom for g7 failures.     Will link to the article below for
all to read up on.  
   
  

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/dexcom-g7-class-action-lawsuit/803248/

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