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EASE T1D easet1d.org diabetes awareness
Debbie George EASE T1D founder

Raising Awareness on Type 1 Diabetes!

2019 has been an exceptional year for raising public awareness on Type 1 Diabetes. In March of 2019, we collaborated with Rock Star, Bret Michaels, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 6 years old, to support Senate Bill 138 that California State Senator, Richard Roth, authored. This bill would bring educational materials on T1D through our California school districts to their respective schools, to parents/guardians of K-12 grade students. The bill made it through four committees but did not pass in Appropriations due to costs associated with implementation. We plan to meet with both Senator Roth and Bret Michaels next year to see how we move forward.

In May, we hired Coldea Productions to produce a series of Public Service Announcements to help educate the public on both the symptoms to the onset of T1D, and to what exactly T1D is and isn’t. It seems much of the public is unaware that T1D is an autoimmune disease, not caused by diet or lifestyle, and that any one at any age can be diagnosed. We feel our PSA’s do a good job at explaining the definition. We had a good response to these PSA’s and are grateful for everyone who shared them. All six PSA’s can be found on our website at https://www.easet1d.org/easet1d-publicserviceannouncements feel free to continue sharing!

Getting ready for National Diabetes Awareness Month takes months of preparation. We worked with our City of Corona, Corona Fire Department, and Corona Police Department in an effort to help raise public awareness. We were honored to once again receive a Proclamation from our City of Corona Mayor, Jason Scott, declaring November as National Diabetes Awareness Month. We were thrilled to partner for a second year with our Corona Fire Department, and this year also with our Corona Police Department. A big thank you to both Fire Chief, Brian Young, and Police Chief, George Johnstone, for their support of our cause.

Many of our Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) schools supported National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) by hanging banners and wearing blue on World Diabetes Day, November 14th. We’d like to thank all schools who participated and thank our parents who helped make this happen!

This year we wanted to turn social media blue by asking our diabetes community to share their NDAM pictures with the hashtag #GoBigGoBoldGoBlue! Although some did participate, we want this to grow bigger for next year. Our hope is to get the NFL to GO BLUE for a televised game during the month of November! Maybe JDRF can make this happen since they are collaborating with so many players to help raise awareness.

We ended NDAM with a T1D family get together to help give support and connect our families with others who may be new to the world of diabetes. There is nothing like having support from others who know exactly what you go through on a day-to-day basis. We feel honored to be a part of this community who shows kindness to one another, support for one another, and give of their time for one another. You are all amazing, and we thank you for your continued support of our mission.

If you would like to make a year-end, tax-deductible donation to support our cause, please go to www.easet1d.org/donate. We appreciate your support of our mission.

 

We look forward to what 2020 has in store!

 

Warm Regards,

 

Debbie George

 

Founder,

EASE T1D

2018 Highlights

We have partnered with the Corona Fire Department, and the Corona Police Department to help display our EASE T1D ribbon on their official vehicles. We have also place our "November Is National Diabetes Awareness Month" in front of local community schools and businesses. And we are very proud to see our billboards throughout Southern California!

EASE T1D 2018 diabetes awareness
EASE T1D billboard diabetes awareness
EASE T1D diabetes awareness banner
EASE T1D diabetes awareness corona fire truck

2017 Year End Highlights for EASE T1D

We are very proud to share our 2017 accomplishments in raising awareness on Type 1 Diabetes.  

We started off the year continuing our work with Senator Richard Roth.  Senator Roth met with Family Physicians as well as the California Medical Association to discuss how to educate practicing doctors and health care practitioners on how to better identify the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes in an effort to make an early diagnosis and prevent DKA.  The conclusion was to have Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses offered on T1D.  This is something we will be looking into in 2018.

EASE T1D and Senator Richard Roth
EASE T1D resolution

In September we met with Senator Jeff Stone who will be putting forth two bills on the 2018 Docket; one for an Education Code on T1D to be included in all incoming 7th Grade Registration Packets and one on curriculum to be taught on T1D through secondary schools.

EASE T1D and Senator Jeff Stone

In October EASE T1D was presented with a Proclamation declaring November as National Diabetes Awareness Month by our Corona City Mayor, Dick Haley.  Michelle’s daughter Sierra who was diagnosed with T1D at just 15 months and is now 14, was able to join us and speak about life with T1D.  We could not be more proud of our teen advocate who is clearly following in her mom’s footsteps!

EASE T1D Corona Mayor Dick Haley

Michelle and I were guest speakers at numerous events including Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) as well as our Corona Norco Unified School District’s Board Meeting which was held on World Diabetes Day, November 14th! We believe getting out in the community and sharing our story is key in educating the public.

Diabetes Awareness EASE T1D Inland Empire Health Plan

November had many great things take place for National Diabetes Awareness Month including our awareness article in the California School Boards Association’s Newsletter which is sent out to all school board members as well as online.

EASE Type 1 diabetes resources
EASE T1D November National Diabetes Awareness Month

Our local newspaper, The Press-Enterprise, did an article on some of our Santiago High School Athletes, including both my son Dylan and Michelle’s daughter Sierra, to help raise awareness in regards to managing your life as a student with T1D.  We were excited to see this article made the FRONT PAGE HEADLINE on WORLD DIABETES DAY!!

EASE T1D Press Enterprise article
EASE Type 1 Diabetes Press Enterprise article
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