• Are you feeling discouraged because your suggestions for improvement aren’t acknowledged?  
• Do you run into barriers when you try to implement change? 
• Are you ready to see your ideas come to light?

Join us to get inspired by diabetes champions.

Everyone is invited to hear the stories of women luminaries, who have taken risks, challenged the status-quo and were able to turn their ideas into action against the odds.

Learn from national diabetes health care leaders and mentors as they share their efforts to improve care. 

Get ready to be inspired!  You will hear the steps they took to overcome barriers, envision delivery of care from a new perspective and shift the diabetes landscape for the better.

Invite your colleagues to join this conference, designed to create new possibilities to improve diabetes across the care continuum.

It’s time to see your ideas come to light!

Keynote presenters include: | See detailed bio information here >>

• Ann Albright, PhD, RD – Director, Division of Diabetes Translation at the CDC
• Tracey Brown MBA, BChE – CEO, American Diabetes Association
• Nicole Johnson, DrPH, MPH, MA – National Director of Mission at JDRF
• Maureen McGrath, MS, PNP-BC, BC-ADM – Associate Clinical Professor, Director, Diabetes Minor, UCSF School of Nursing
• Susan Guzman, PhD – Director of Clinical/Educational Services, Behavioral Diabetes Institute, San Diego
• Edi Matsumoto, FNP, MSN, MFA, CDCES, BC-ADM – Montage Medical Group and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
• Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDCES – Instructional Designer Specialist, UCSF School of Nursing, Founder, Sweet People Club
• Beverly Thomassian, RN, BC-ADM, MPH, CDCES – Founder, President, Diabetes Education Services
  

Agenda | Women Leaders in Diabetes

Brochure | Women Leaders in Diabetes Conference

Objectives:  By the conclusion of this conference, participants will:

1. Create new possibilities to improve diabetes care.
2. Gain fresh ideas and inspiration for your diabetes setting.
3. Develop a realistic action plan for change.
4. Collaborate and network with colleagues and experts in the field.

Since we are not accepting industry grants for this event, will you help us get the word out? (Here is a link you can post on social media or to send to your contacts.)

Don’t miss out on this first ever Women Leaders in Diabetes Conference! Register Today.

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Registration Information

May 10th, 2019 | San Francisco, CA

Registration Fee:
Before Feb 15th, 2019: $219
After Feb 15, 2019: $249

• Registration Fee includes: 
  Catered breakfast and lunch
• Diabetes Med PocketCards
• 7.5 CEs for Nurses, RD and CA Pharmacists
• Ask the Expert Panel 
• Networking Opportunities 

Accreditation: Diabetes Education Services is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider 12640, and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), Provider DI002

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Location, Agenda and Objectives

Location: AC Hotel San Francisco Airport / Oyster Point Waterfront
1333 Veterans Blvd, South San Francisco, CA  94080

Agenda | Women Leaders in Diabetes

Brochure | Women Leaders in Diabetes Conference

Team of Experts: This program is a labor of love and passion. It is a dream co-opted by two Diabetes Nurse Specialists and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCESs) who believe that women leaders make a powerful difference in the lives of people living with diabetes.

• Beverly Thomassian, Diabetes Education Services RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM, President and Founder, Diabetes Education Services (www.diabetesed.net)
• Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDCES, President and Founder of Diabetes Catalysts (www.diabetescatalysts.com)

Diabetes Education Services wants to wish our entire community a wonderful holiday season full of love, laughter and joy. As our gift of thanks, please enjoy some of our FREE Resources below!

To celebrate the season with our family and friends, we will be closed 12/24 – 12/28.

We look forward to another fantastic year in 2019!

Love,

Coach Beverly and Anne

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Join us for free on January 4th @ 11:30 am PST

Nuts and seeds have been shown to display many nutritional benefits, studies have linked consumption of nuts to better cardiovascular health, fertility, and improved cognitive function. More recent studies have begun to find a connection between consumption of nuts and increased weight loss.

A study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health assessed the effects of nuts on weight loss while another study by the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at the San Diego State University examined its connection to satiety, blood sugar, and its effect on insulin response.

The Harvard study explored nut consumption in approximately 120,000 individuals (both men and women). Each subject was required to fill out a food frequency questionnaire every four years. Researchers provided all subjects with 1 ounce servings of nuts in place of their usual unhealthy snacks. They found that making this simple substitution decreased weight gain overall as well as decreasing risk for obesity.

The SDSU study took a closer look at the effects of Brazil nuts on insulin responses. The team of researchers examined 22 healthy adults, 20 of whom were women. Two trials were conducted with each participant either consuming 36 grams of pretzels or 20 grams of Brazil nuts. 48 hours were allowed between each trial. Both snacks had an equal amount of sodium and calories, however, the nuts increased overall satiety. Blood sugar and insulin levels were assessed 40 minutes after consumption. The group that consumed pretzels demonstrated a spike in both blood sugar and insulin though the other group did not. The author of the study states, “While both Brazil nuts and pretzels increased a sense of fullness after they were eaten, eating Brazil nuts stabilized postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels, which may  be beneficial in preventing diabetes and weight gain.”

Substituting nuts for another unhealthy snack during your day can help you feel full and maintain a healthy level of glucose while reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes! 

Research on this topic is still new and ongoing. Check out the article Daily serving of nuts may stave off weight gain, for more information.

Contributed by: Sofia Sepulveda

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Many people experience anxiety on the Sunday night before returning to work on Monday. For decades, health professionals believed that unexpected death and cardiac arrest were more common on Monday mornings. This increased risk was thought to be due to increased cortisol, the stress hormone, as people started their work week. Increased cortisol levels can drive up heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels. 

However, Monday mornings are no longer the prime time for cardiac arrest! Due to the increased pace and pressure of our current work world, the risk of cardiac arrest has expanded to anytime of the day or week. A recent study conducted by Heart Rhythm suggests that the change of cardiac arrest frequency is more common due to stress occurring consistently through out each day. 

“We now live in a fast-paced, ‘always on’ era that causes increased psycho-social stress and possibly, an increase in the likelihood of sudden cardiac arrest,” the study’s lead investigator Dr. Sumeet Chugh, a professor of medicine and medical director of the Heart Rhythm Center, Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, said in a statement.

Being a diabetes educator can be challenging. It is important for us to heed this warning and remember to manage our stress through out the week. Please enjoy our FREE Mindfulness and Compassion in the Diabetes Encounter webinar. Heather Nielsen, MA, LPC, CHWC will provide diabetes educators with helpful hands-on strategies to incorporate mindfulness and self-compassion into our daily lives and professional practice.

To learn more: “Always Stressed: Cardiac Arrest No Longer Peaks on Monday Morning”  by Healthline

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This Mindful Monday we are celebrating art! Being mindful includes taking a moment to appreciate beauty, creativity and art. 

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hold over 34,000 pieces at any given time. However, can only display 2,000 of those pieces. In an effort to share more of their pieces, they have created an sms (text) system that will send a piece of art! 

“Send an emoji or describe a mood via text and the museum will shoot back a picture of one of its artworks.”

You simply text 572-51 with the words “send me” followed by a keyword, a color, or even an emoji and you’ll receive a related artwork image and caption via text message from SFMOMA.

For example, today I texted the number “Send me flowers” and received the following message >>

Enjoy something beautiful today wherever you may be!

Learn more: “Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead” by NPR

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Diabetes and Disaster Preparedness

With an increasing amount of natural and man-made disasters, it is important to help ourselves and our communities to be prepared. In case of sudden evacuations, having the necessary medical and self-care items packed and ready to go is imperative. 

Here are a few helpful resources for ourselves and our community:

Resources for People with Diabetes

• Have an Emergency Diabetes Kit Ready:
• People with Diabetes can download the Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition’s (DDRC) Diabetes Preparedness Plan.There you can find a checklist of needed supplies and guidelines for people living with diabetes to help you be prepared in times of an emergency and natural disasters.
• Stay Updated: Visit JDRF Disaster Relief Resources  and Diabetes Disaster Response Coalitions Facebook page with information on how to access medical support, shelters, and open pharmacies during time of disaster.
• Know where to get help: Call 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383). The American Diabetes Association Center For Information is open, MON.-FRI. 9 a.m. TO 7 p.m. ET. Representatives are regularly updated with information on how to access medical support, shelters, pharmacies and more.
• American Red Cross Shelters: Contact the American Red Cross directly at 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Resource For Health Care Providers:

• Insulin Supply Hotline: During a disaster, call the emergency diabetes supply hotline 314-INSULIN (314-467-8546) if you know of diabetes supply shortages in your community (i.e. shelter, community center). Hotline is for health care providers only.
• Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition (DRRC). If disaster hits, people with diabetes may need emergency supplies and help fast.Please visit the DRRC website if you are a diabetes health care provider and are requesting information about diabetes supplies during disasters.
• Download the Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition’s (DDRC) Diabetes Preparedness Plan to share with people living with diabetes.
• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) has created a wonderful list of Disaster Relief Resources.

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Thank you again for all your kindness and concern!

A study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has found that short bouts of exercise might not only be linked to decreased risk of chronic diseases, but increased memory as well.

This particular study involved 36 young men and women who all achieved adequate health status. Each subject was asked to participate in ten minutes of relaxed cycling on a stationary bike. All participants were then asked to undergo memory testing directly following physical activity.

Sixteen of the participants’ brain scans demonstrated a trigger of communication between the hippocampus and cortical brain regions directly following exercise. This particular piece of information is interesting considering both of these regions play a key role in processing memories.

The length of the time that this trigger occurs is not yet known though the lead scientist on the study has reason to believe that it may last at least 15 minutes.

For more information on exercise and improved memory, visit short bout of exercise might boost your memory.

Contributed By: Sofia Sepulveda

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