(292,1,'2016-07-13 14:42:07','2016-07-13 14:42:07','Teenage girls with <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=type+1+diabetes&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">type 1 diabetes</a> are more likely to have negative perceptions of the condition compared with teenage boys with type 1 <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=diabetes&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">diabetes</a>, a study finds.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Oslo University Hospital, Norway stress that a tailored <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=treatment&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">treatment</a> approach could be warranted for males and females with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe Oslo team evaluated 105 males and females aged between 12 and 20 years, all of whom had type 1 diabetes. They aimed to investigate psychological barriers to achieving optimal <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=insulin&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">insulin</a> therapy, such as illness perceptions and coping strategies.\r\n\r\nThe researchers focused specifically on gender differences and mode of treatment: 66 per cent used <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=insulin+pumps&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">insulin pumps</a> and 34 per cent used an insulin pen.\r\n\r\nParticipants were asked to complete three questionnaires, and diabetes clinical data was collected from the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry.\r\n\r\nOn the brief illness perception questionnaire, girls had a higher score, meaning they had significantly more negative illness perceptions.\r\n\r\nFemales also scored significantly higher than males for concerns about insulin. Those using an <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/category.aspx?id=13\">insulin pen</a> had more negative views on treatment control to participants who used an insulin pump.\r\n\r\nHowever, there were no differences between boys and girls for perception of insulin necessity.\r\n\r\nDespite the girls tending to be more concerned about insulin and their condition on the whole, girls were found to score significantly higher with the positive coping strategies \'being social\' and \'solving family problems\'.\r\n\r\n\"Addressing psychological aspects may be a clinically important supplement to standard somatic T1D care,\" the researchers wrote.\r\n\r\n\"The consistent finding of gender differences across the psychological measures implies that a tailored treatment approach for males and females with T1D may be warranted.\"\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://drc.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000203?cpetoc\">study</a> appears in the journal BMJ Open Diabetes &amp;Care.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/jul/adolescent-girls-with-type-1-diabetes-have-worse-perception-of-condition-than-boys-93785365.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/jul/adolescent-girls-with-type-1-diabetes-have-worse-perception-of-condition-than-boys-93785365.html</a>','Adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes have worse perception of condition than boys','','publish','open','open','','adolescent-girls-with-type-1-diabetes-have-worse-perception-of-condition-than-boys','','','2016-07-13 14:42:07','2016-07-13 14:42:07','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=292',0,'post','',0),(293,1,'2016-07-13 14:42:07','2016-07-13 14:42:07','Teenage girls with <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=type+1+diabetes&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">type 1 diabetes</a> are more likely to have negative perceptions of the condition compared with teenage boys with type 1 <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=diabetes&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">diabetes</a>, a study finds.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Oslo University Hospital, Norway stress that a tailored <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=treatment&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">treatment</a> approach could be warranted for males and females with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe Oslo team evaluated 105 males and females aged between 12 and 20 years, all of whom had type 1 diabetes. They aimed to investigate psychological barriers to achieving optimal <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=insulin&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">insulin</a> therapy, such as illness perceptions and coping strategies.\r\n\r\nThe researchers focused specifically on gender differences and mode of treatment: 66 per cent used <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/results.asp?q=insulin+pumps&amp;client=google-csbe&amp;cx=000186758417407522161:b5hp6lp7xao&amp;cof=FORID:11\">insulin pumps</a> and 34 per cent used an insulin pen.\r\n\r\nParticipants were asked to complete three questionnaires, and diabetes clinical data was collected from the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry.\r\n\r\nOn the brief illness perception questionnaire, girls had a higher score, meaning they had significantly more negative illness perceptions.\r\n\r\nFemales also scored significantly higher than males for concerns about insulin. Those using an <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/category.aspx?id=13\">insulin pen</a> had more negative views on treatment control to participants who used an insulin pump.\r\n\r\nHowever, there were no differences between boys and girls for perception of insulin necessity.\r\n\r\nDespite the girls tending to be more concerned about insulin and their condition on the whole, girls were found to score significantly higher with the positive coping strategies \'being social\' and \'solving family problems\'.\r\n\r\n\"Addressing psychological aspects may be a clinically important supplement to standard somatic T1D care,\" the researchers wrote.\r\n\r\n\"The consistent finding of gender differences across the psychological measures implies that a tailored treatment approach for males and females with T1D may be warranted.\"\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://drc.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000203?cpetoc\">study</a> appears in the journal BMJ Open Diabetes &amp;Care.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/jul/adolescent-girls-with-type-1-diabetes-have-worse-perception-of-condition-than-boys-93785365.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/jul/adolescent-girls-with-type-1-diabetes-have-worse-perception-of-condition-than-boys-93785365.html</a>','Adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes have worse perception of condition than boys','','inherit','closed','closed','','292-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 14:42:07','2016-07-13 14:42:07','',292,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/292-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(294,1,'2016-07-13 16:45:06','2016-07-13 16:45:06','','Document1','','inherit','open','closed','','document1','','','2016-07-13 16:45:06','2016-07-13 16:45:06','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(299,1,'2016-07-13 16:49:09','2016-07-13 16:49:09','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:49:09','2016-07-13 16:49:09','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(295,1,'2016-07-13 16:46:09','2016-07-13 16:46:09','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"239\" height=\"177\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team<img class=\"wp-image-294  alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"201\" height=\"216\" /></span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups <img class=\"wp-image-185 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"246\" height=\"200\" />with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:46:09','2016-07-13 16:46:09','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(296,1,'2016-07-13 16:46:56','2016-07-13 16:46:56','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"184\" height=\"136\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team<img class=\"wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"175\" height=\"188\" /></span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups <img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:46:56','2016-07-13 16:46:56','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(298,1,'2016-07-13 16:48:02','2016-07-13 16:48:02','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"184\" height=\"136\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups <img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:48:02','2016-07-13 16:48:02','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(297,1,'2016-07-13 16:47:37','2016-07-13 16:47:37','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"184\" height=\"136\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten,\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img class=\"wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"175\" height=\"188\" /></span></strong></h2>\r\nPh.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups <img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:47:37','2016-07-13 16:47:37','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(300,1,'2016-07-13 16:49:38','2016-07-13 16:49:38','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:49:38','2016-07-13 16:49:38','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(301,1,'2016-07-13 16:50:25','2016-07-13 16:50:25','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"163\" height=\"176\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:50:25','2016-07-13 16:50:25','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(302,1,'2016-07-13 16:50:57','2016-07-13 16:50:57','Researcher Bree Holtz and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 16:50:57','2016-07-13 16:50:57','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(303,1,'2016-07-13 17:55:49','2016-07-13 17:55:49','','Wood Photo','','inherit','open','closed','','wood-photo','','','2016-07-13 17:55:49','2016-07-13 17:55:49','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(304,1,'2016-07-13 17:56:52','2016-07-13 17:56:52','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303  alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you.','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-13 17:56:52','2016-07-13 17:56:52','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/13/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(306,1,'2016-07-21 15:05:46','2016-07-21 15:05:46','Bree Holtz, researcher at MSU, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-21 15:05:46','2016-07-21 15:05:46','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/21/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(307,1,'2016-07-21 15:17:26','2016-07-21 15:17:26','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-21 15:17:26','2016-07-21 15:17:26','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/21/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(315,1,'2016-07-22 15:06:45','2016-07-22 15:06:45','Bree Holtz, researcher at MSU, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:06:45','2016-07-22 15:06:45','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(308,1,'2016-07-22 14:46:21','2016-07-22 14:46:21','Bree Holtz, researcher at MSU, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[\'GoogleAnalyticsObject\']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\r\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\r\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\r\n  })(window,document,\'script\',\'https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js\',\'ga\');\r\n\r\n  ga(\'create\', \'UA-81223085-1\', \'auto\');\r\n  ga(\'send\', \'pageview\');\r\n\r\n</script>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 14:46:21','2016-07-22 14:46:21','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(316,1,'2016-07-22 15:06:59','2016-07-22 15:06:59','Page in progress.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Research','','inherit','closed','closed','','4-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:06:59','2016-07-22 15:06:59','',4,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/4-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(309,1,'2016-07-22 14:48:25','2016-07-22 14:48:25','Page in progress.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[\'GoogleAnalyticsObject\']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\r\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\r\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\r\n  })(window,document,\'script\',\'https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js\',\'ga\');\r\n\r\n  ga(\'create\', \'UA-81223085-1\', \'auto\');\r\n  ga(\'send\', \'pageview\');\r\n\r\n</script>','Research','','inherit','closed','closed','','4-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 14:48:25','2016-07-22 14:48:25','',4,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/4-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(317,1,'2016-07-22 15:07:15','2016-07-22 15:07:15','We are currently in year 1 of our research and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.\r\n\r\nIn year 2, we will test the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.\r\n\r\nLastly, in year 3, we will test the app with a larger group of children and parents. Year 3 will be the test of each variable of interest.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:07:15','2016-07-22 15:07:15','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(310,1,'2016-07-22 14:49:01','2016-07-22 14:49:01','We are currently in year 1 of our research and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.\r\n\r\nIn year 2, we will test the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.\r\n\r\nLastly, in year 3, we will test the app with a larger group of children and parents. 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Insulin helps the body get energy from the food that we eat. Because individuals with T1D do not make their own insulin, they must regularly monitor their blood sugar and balance their insulin doses with eating and exercise.\r\n\r\nT1D has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle, instead scientists believe that genetic and environmental factors are the major causes of T1D. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to prevent T1D and there is no cure.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jdrf.org/about/about-type-1-diabetes-t1d/\" target=\"_blank\">http://jdrf.org/about/about-type-1-diabetes-t1d/</a>','Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','13-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:07:31','2016-07-22 15:07:31','',13,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/13-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(311,1,'2016-07-22 14:49:22','2016-07-22 14:49:22','<strong>What is Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)?</strong>\r\n\r\nT1D is an autoimmune disease in which a person\'s pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin helps the body get energy from the food that we eat. Because individuals with T1D do not make their own insulin, they must regularly monitor their blood sugar and balance their insulin doses with eating and exercise.\r\n\r\nT1D has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle, instead scientists believe that genetic and environmental factors are the major causes of T1D. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to prevent T1D and there is no cure.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jdrf.org/about/about-type-1-diabetes-t1d/\" target=\"_blank\">http://jdrf.org/about/about-type-1-diabetes-t1d/</a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[\'GoogleAnalyticsObject\']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\r\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\r\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\r\n  })(window,document,\'script\',\'https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js\',\'ga\');\r\n\r\n  ga(\'create\', \'UA-81223085-1\', \'auto\');\r\n  ga(\'send\', \'pageview\');\r\n\r\n</script>','Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','13-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 14:49:22','2016-07-22 14:49:22','',13,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/13-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(319,1,'2016-07-22 15:07:47','2016-07-22 15:07:47','Check out the news coverage about our research!\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>News 10:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[video width=\"480\" height=\"272\" m4v=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-News-10-Clip.m4v\"][/video]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management/\" target=\"_blank\">MSU Today</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.fox47news.com/we-are-spartans/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management\" target=\"_blank\">Fox 47 News</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sparrow.org/news/article.aspx?id=1562&amp;sid=1&amp;nid=1270\" target=\"_blank\">Sparrow Health System</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/professor-to-develop-app-for-diabetes-management/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences</a></li>\r\n</ul>','News','','inherit','closed','closed','','15-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:07:47','2016-07-22 15:07:47','',15,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/15-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(312,1,'2016-07-22 14:49:38','2016-07-22 14:49:38','Check out the news coverage about our research!\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>News 10:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[video width=\"480\" height=\"272\" m4v=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-News-10-Clip.m4v\"][/video]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management/\" target=\"_blank\">MSU Today</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.fox47news.com/we-are-spartans/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management\" target=\"_blank\">Fox 47 News</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sparrow.org/news/article.aspx?id=1562&amp;sid=1&amp;nid=1270\" target=\"_blank\">Sparrow Health System</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/professor-to-develop-app-for-diabetes-management/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[\'GoogleAnalyticsObject\']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\r\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\r\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\r\n  })(window,document,\'script\',\'https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js\',\'ga\');\r\n\r\n  ga(\'create\', \'UA-81223085-1\', \'auto\');\r\n  ga(\'send\', \'pageview\');\r\n\r\n</script>','News','','inherit','closed','closed','','15-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 14:49:38','2016-07-22 14:49:38','',15,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/15-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(320,1,'2016-07-22 15:08:10','2016-07-22 15:08:10','<strong>Dr. Bree E. 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Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:08:10','2016-07-22 15:08:10','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(313,1,'2016-07-22 14:49:58','2016-07-22 14:49:58','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. 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src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0907-e1467058771840-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0907\" width=\"222\" height=\"292\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-179\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_3585-e1467058701702-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3585\" width=\"187\" height=\"294\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>American Diabetes Association Website: </strong><a href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.diabetes.org/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MSU Communication Arts and Sciences Website: </strong><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://cas.msu.edu/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MSU Advertising and Public Relations Website: </strong><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/places/departments/advertising-pr/\" target=\"_blank\">http://cas.msu.edu/places/departments/advertising-pr/</a></p>','Contact','','inherit','closed','closed','','19-revision-v1','','','2016-07-22 15:08:28','2016-07-22 15:08:28','',19,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/22/19-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(314,1,'2016-07-22 14:50:17','2016-07-22 14:50:17','[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Instagram: </strong><a href=\"http://instagram.com/myt1d_hero\" target=\"_blank\">http://instagram.com/myt1d_hero</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Facebook: </strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/myt1dhero/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/myt1dhero/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/MyT1D_Hero\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/MyT1D_Hero</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Office Phone: </strong>517-884-8892</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Email: </strong><a href=\"mailto:wordpress@myt1d.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"go\">wordpress@myt1d.org</span></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-181\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0906-e1467058832665-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0906\" width=\"221\" height=\"293\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-180\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0907-e1467058771840-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0907\" width=\"222\" height=\"292\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-179\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_3585-e1467058701702-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3585\" width=\"187\" height=\"294\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>American Diabetes Association Website: </strong><a href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.diabetes.org/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MSU Communication Arts and Sciences Website: </strong><a 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12:59:37','2016-07-28 12:59:37','','Julie Dunneback','','inherit','open','closed','','julie-dunneback','','','2016-07-28 12:59:37','2016-07-28 12:59:37','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(323,1,'2016-07-28 13:00:07','2016-07-28 13:00:07','','Julie Dunneback','','inherit','open','closed','','julie-dunneback-2','','','2016-07-28 13:00:07','2016-07-28 13:00:07','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(324,1,'2016-07-28 13:03:31','2016-07-28 13:03:31','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:03:31','2016-07-28 13:03:31','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(325,1,'2016-07-28 13:07:02','2016-07-28 13:07:02','','amol2_entry','','inherit','open','closed','','amol2_entry','','','2016-07-28 13:07:02','2016-07-28 13:07:02','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(326,1,'2016-07-28 13:07:40','2016-07-28 13:07:40','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Joshua Richman</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the director of sandbox engagement and a senior producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325  alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:07:40','2016-07-28 13:07:40','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(336,1,'2016-07-28 18:13:36','2016-07-28 18:13:36','','MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015','','inherit','open','closed','','msu-outside-photo-9-2015','','','2016-07-28 18:13:36','2016-07-28 18:13:36','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(335,1,'2016-07-28 15:48:33','2016-07-28 15:48:33','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 15:48:33','2016-07-28 15:48:33','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(327,1,'2016-07-28 13:09:46','2016-07-28 13:09:46','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Joshua Richman</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:09:46','2016-07-28 13:09:46','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(328,1,'2016-07-28 13:10:44','2016-07-28 13:10:44','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Joshua Richman</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:10:44','2016-07-28 13:10:44','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(329,1,'2016-07-28 13:11:09','2016-07-28 13:11:09','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:11:09','2016-07-28 13:11:09','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(330,1,'2016-07-28 13:11:28','2016-07-28 13:11:28','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-243 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"cotton_entry\" width=\"179\" height=\"177\" />University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:11:28','2016-07-28 13:11:28','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(331,1,'2016-07-28 13:18:24','2016-07-28 13:18:24','Bree Holtz, a researcher at MSU, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:18:24','2016-07-28 13:18:24','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(332,1,'2016-07-28 13:18:38','2016-07-28 13:18:38','Bree Holtz, a researcher at Michigan State University, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 13:18:38','2016-07-28 13:18:38','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(333,1,'2016-07-28 15:09:33','2016-07-28 15:09:33','<div class=\"wyContent\">\r\n\r\nThe FDA approved an expanded pediatric indication for the t:slim insulin pump, lowering its indicated age for use in children from those aged at least 12 years to age 6 years, Tandem Diabetes Care announced in a press release.\r\n\r\nThe t:slim pump is the first and only touchscreen insulin pump cleared by the FDA. The expanded pediatric indication applies to the current t:slim pump features, with no changes to the existing user interface.\r\n\r\n“The t:slim Pump has the look and feel of a modern consumer device, which we believe makes it especially well-suited for school-aged children who have grown up in a world of smartphones and tablets,” <b>Kim Blickenstaff,</b> president and chief executive officer of Tandem Diabetes Care, said in the release. “This FDA clearance allows us to share this product with a broader group of children with diabetes and their parents, who we think can benefit greatly from our technology.”\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nhttp://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bb41a9828-094f-453a-878c-fa4b12746057%7D/fda-approves-expanded-pediatric-indication-for-tslim-pump','FDA approves expanded pediatric indication for t:slim pump','','publish','open','open','','fda-approves-expanded-pediatric-indication-for-tslim-pump','','','2016-07-28 15:09:33','2016-07-28 15:09:33','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=333',0,'post','',0),(334,1,'2016-07-28 15:09:33','2016-07-28 15:09:33','<div class=\"wyContent\">\r\n\r\nThe FDA approved an expanded pediatric indication for the t:slim insulin pump, lowering its indicated age for use in children from those aged at least 12 years to age 6 years, Tandem Diabetes Care announced in a press release.\r\n\r\nThe t:slim pump is the first and only touchscreen insulin pump cleared by the FDA. The expanded pediatric indication applies to the current t:slim pump features, with no changes to the existing user interface.\r\n\r\n“The t:slim Pump has the look and feel of a modern consumer device, which we believe makes it especially well-suited for school-aged children who have grown up in a world of smartphones and tablets,” <b>Kim Blickenstaff,</b> president and chief executive officer of Tandem Diabetes Care, said in the release. “This FDA clearance allows us to share this product with a broader group of children with diabetes and their parents, who we think can benefit greatly from our technology.”\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nhttp://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bb41a9828-094f-453a-878c-fa4b12746057%7D/fda-approves-expanded-pediatric-indication-for-tslim-pump','FDA approves expanded pediatric indication for t:slim pump','','inherit','closed','closed','','333-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 15:09:33','2016-07-28 15:09:33','',333,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/333-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(337,1,'2016-07-28 18:15:28','2016-07-28 18:15:28','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"156\" height=\"196\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. 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She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-28 18:15:28','2016-07-28 18:15:28','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/28/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(338,1,'2016-07-28 18:15:49','2016-07-28 18:15:49','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.\r\n\r\nDunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. 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She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. 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In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. 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Contact us here:[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-181\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0906-e1467058832665-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0906\" width=\"221\" height=\"293\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-180\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0907-e1467058771840-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0907\" width=\"222\" height=\"292\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-179\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_3585-e1467058701702-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3585\" width=\"187\" height=\"294\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Office Phone: </strong>517-884-8892                     <strong>Email: </strong><a href=\"mailto:wordpress@myt1d.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"go\">wordpress@myt1d.org</span></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>American Diabetes Association Website: </strong><a href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.diabetes.org/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MSU Communication Arts and Sciences Website: </strong><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://cas.msu.edu/</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MSU Advertising and Public Relations Website: </strong><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/places/departments/advertising-pr/\" target=\"_blank\">http://cas.msu.edu/places/departments/advertising-pr/</a></p>','Contact','','inherit','closed','closed','','19-revision-v1','','','2016-07-29 12:53:55','2016-07-29 12:53:55','',19,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/29/19-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(352,1,'2016-08-08 14:40:24','2016-08-08 14:40:24','As little as 20 minutes of activity three times a week could go a long way.\r\nGetting kids to exercise is hard. Getting kids to exercise a lot is harder. That’s always been a problem, but it’s even more so now, as a combination of cheap junk food, scaled back gym class time, extreme portions and online living have led to obesity epidemics in developed countries around the world—including among children.\r\n\r\nNow there may be a simple way to mitigate the problem, if not solve it entirely: according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, very short intervals of high-intensity physical activity could have a range of health benefits for kids, including lowering triglycerides and reducing body fat. Known by the kid-friendly acronym FFAB, for Fun Fast Activity Blasts, the exercises can yield benefits with as little as 20 minutes of alternating activity and rest, three times per week.\r\n\r\nThe study, led by Kathryn Weston, a senior lecturer in applied biosciences at Teesside University in the United Kingdom, was conducted in eight secondary schools in the Tees Valley region in northeast England. Weston and her colleagues recruited 101 students and divided them into two groups: one would receive the FFAB training in ten sessions over 13 weeks; the other would receive no intervention and simply be monitored. All of the students would go through physical exams beforehand which measured not just blood fat and body fat, but weight, blood pressure, glucose levels and more.\r\n\r\nFor the intervention group, each of the three weekly sessions began with five minutes of warming up followed by four 45-second bursts of activity, each of which was followed by a 90-second rest interval. At the end of the sessions there was a five minute period of cool-down exercise.\r\n\r\nThe students could choose from among four different types of exercise based around four different activities: basketball, boxing, dance and soccer. The basketball drills, for example, involved such activities receiving and returning a chest pass, then running to a cone and running back; and bouncing a basketball five times, then running to the end of a gym and running back. The dance exercises included high leg kicks while clapping pom poms under the elevated leg, and stationary high-knees running. All of the subjects in both the control group and the intervention group were also told to wear accelerometers during waking hours for one week before and one week after the study to measure overall activity level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the study, both groups went through the same medical exams they had at the beginning. On at least three metrics, the intervention group was in distinctly better shape than the control group, with triglycerides 26% lower on average, waist circumference 1.5 in. (3.9 cm) smaller and 16 more minutes of daily physical activity recorded by the accelerometers, not including the exercise sessions. Blood pressure, total cholesterol, and HDL (or good) cholesterol were also better in the intervention group, though not quite at a level of statistical significance.\r\n\r\nCertainly, the study was limited: a sample group of 101 is not terribly big and the short-term nature of the intervention does not demonstrate much either way about long-term results. However, the increased activity during non-exercise hours did suggest that once kids start moving more in a controlled setting, they may carry that over into their unmonitored hours.\r\n\r\nBest of all, the researchers believe, is that the FFAB idea is, as they call it, “novel and scalable,” a relatively untried approach that would be easy to implement in a larger and more sustained way. At a time when too many kids are suffering the physical consequences of getting almost no exercise at all, even a little bit might make a big difference.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"byline\"><a href=\"http://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/\">Jeffrey Kluger</a></span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://time.com/4434878/physical-education-childhood-obesity/\" target=\"_blank\">http://time.com/4434878/physical-education-childhood-obesity/</a>','Even Small Bursts of Exercise Can Make Kids Healthier','','publish','open','open','','even-small-bursts-of-exercise-can-make-kids-healthier','','','2016-08-08 14:40:24','2016-08-08 14:40:24','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=352',0,'post','',0),(350,1,'2016-07-29 14:53:15','2016-07-29 14:53:15','Bree Holtz, a researcher at Michigan State University, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n\r\nThis research is supported by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) grant #1-16-ICTS-045. For more information on the ADA please visit their website: <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\">http://diabetes.org</a>\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-07-29 14:53:15','2016-07-29 14:53:15','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/29/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(351,1,'2016-07-29 15:43:54','2016-07-29 15:43:54','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-233\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" />Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-07-29 15:43:54','2016-07-29 15:43:54','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/07/29/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(353,1,'2016-08-08 14:40:24','2016-08-08 14:40:24','As little as 20 minutes of activity three times a week could go a long way.\r\nGetting kids to exercise is hard. Getting kids to exercise a lot is harder. That’s always been a problem, but it’s even more so now, as a combination of cheap junk food, scaled back gym class time, extreme portions and online living have led to obesity epidemics in developed countries around the world—including among children.\r\n\r\nNow there may be a simple way to mitigate the problem, if not solve it entirely: according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, very short intervals of high-intensity physical activity could have a range of health benefits for kids, including lowering triglycerides and reducing body fat. Known by the kid-friendly acronym FFAB, for Fun Fast Activity Blasts, the exercises can yield benefits with as little as 20 minutes of alternating activity and rest, three times per week.\r\n\r\nThe study, led by Kathryn Weston, a senior lecturer in applied biosciences at Teesside University in the United Kingdom, was conducted in eight secondary schools in the Tees Valley region in northeast England. Weston and her colleagues recruited 101 students and divided them into two groups: one would receive the FFAB training in ten sessions over 13 weeks; the other would receive no intervention and simply be monitored. All of the students would go through physical exams beforehand which measured not just blood fat and body fat, but weight, blood pressure, glucose levels and more.\r\n\r\nFor the intervention group, each of the three weekly sessions began with five minutes of warming up followed by four 45-second bursts of activity, each of which was followed by a 90-second rest interval. At the end of the sessions there was a five minute period of cool-down exercise.\r\n\r\nThe students could choose from among four different types of exercise based around four different activities: basketball, boxing, dance and soccer. The basketball drills, for example, involved such activities receiving and returning a chest pass, then running to a cone and running back; and bouncing a basketball five times, then running to the end of a gym and running back. The dance exercises included high leg kicks while clapping pom poms under the elevated leg, and stationary high-knees running. All of the subjects in both the control group and the intervention group were also told to wear accelerometers during waking hours for one week before and one week after the study to measure overall activity level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the study, both groups went through the same medical exams they had at the beginning. On at least three metrics, the intervention group was in distinctly better shape than the control group, with triglycerides 26% lower on average, waist circumference 1.5 in. (3.9 cm) smaller and 16 more minutes of daily physical activity recorded by the accelerometers, not including the exercise sessions. Blood pressure, total cholesterol, and HDL (or good) cholesterol were also better in the intervention group, though not quite at a level of statistical significance.\r\n\r\nCertainly, the study was limited: a sample group of 101 is not terribly big and the short-term nature of the intervention does not demonstrate much either way about long-term results. However, the increased activity during non-exercise hours did suggest that once kids start moving more in a controlled setting, they may carry that over into their unmonitored hours.\r\n\r\nBest of all, the researchers believe, is that the FFAB idea is, as they call it, “novel and scalable,” a relatively untried approach that would be easy to implement in a larger and more sustained way. At a time when too many kids are suffering the physical consequences of getting almost no exercise at all, even a little bit might make a big difference.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"byline\"><a href=\"http://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/\">Jeffrey Kluger</a></span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://time.com/4434878/physical-education-childhood-obesity/\" target=\"_blank\">http://time.com/4434878/physical-education-childhood-obesity/</a>','Even Small Bursts of Exercise Can Make Kids Healthier','','inherit','closed','closed','','352-revision-v1','','','2016-08-08 14:40:24','2016-08-08 14:40:24','',352,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/08/08/352-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(359,1,'2016-08-23 13:11:03','2016-08-23 13:11:03','<h2>The summer heat can negatively impact your diabetes if you don\'t take precautions.</h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-meta\">With high temperatures during summers, your blood sugar control can become a challenge. Heat can affect your diabetes control in multiple ways.</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"social-bookmarks\"></div>\r\nDepending on the type of food you’ve eaten, how hydrated you are and your activity level, heat can effect your blood glucose (sugar) levels. If you’re very active but not well-hydrated, the excessive heat can cause you to sweat leading to dehydration. Your blood glucose level may rise if you’re too dehydrated, and that can lead to frequent urination. That cycle can continue if you do not prevent it. It is also important to know that if you take insulin but you’re not well hydrated, the supply of blood to the skin is reduced; therefore, the injected insulin is not absorbed efficiently.\r\n\r\nHigh temperatures can affect your medication and testing equipment as well by damaging them. Most types of insulin can tolerate heat up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Any tempreture higher than that can cause insulin to degrade. Testing supplies like test strips and glucose monitoring devices also can become ineffective if exposed to high temperatures.\r\n<h4>Keep these tips in mind during hot summer days:</h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. Always carry enough water with you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Seek your healthcare provider’s advice on adjusting your insulin dosage as needed prior to exercising in hot weather.</li>\r\n 	<li>Be aware of your blood glucose levels by monitoring regularly and frequently since sweating in hot weather can cause your blood glucose levels to fluctuate. This will allow you to take quick actions to stabilize your levels and bring them back to normal.</li>\r\n 	<li>Always have available foods that treat low blood sugar like glucose tablets, small tubes of cake icing, a small piece of fruit, or any other foods you have used before to treat low blood sugar. Eating regular meals or snacks can prevent blood sugar fluctuation so always carry healthy snacks with you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Protect your medication and testing supplies from high heat by storing them at the right temperature. You can do that by taking a cooler with you or taking your supplies with you if you’ll be gone for a longer period of time.</li>\r\n 	<li>Protect yourself from sunburn. Sunburn can raise your blood sugar levels by stressing your body. Use sunscreen and protective clothing if you’ll be spending any time outdoor as sunburn can occur quickly.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlways remember to consult with your health care provider if you have any concerns and use common sense when weather temperatures are too extreme. To find a Diabetes PATH, a Dining with Diabetes or a Diabetes Prevention program near you visit, the <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/events\">Michigan State University Extension events page</a>.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>August 17, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/diana_alsayed_hassan\">Diana Hassan</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">This article was published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit<a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit<a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Managing your diabetes in hot weather','','publish','open','open','','managing-your-diabetes-in-hot-weather','','','2016-08-23 13:11:03','2016-08-23 13:11:03','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=359',0,'post','',0),(358,1,'2016-08-16 14:48:13','2016-08-16 14:48:13','SAN DIEGO — Young adults with type 1 diabetes often struggle with the new and added burden of managing a complicated disease on their own as they head off to college, yet many clinical providers and diabetes educators fail to discuss the topics that students have questions about, according to a speaker here.\r\n\r\n“We realized that the right information wasn’t available,” said <strong>Christina Roth,</strong> chief executive officer and founder of the nonprofit advocacy group College Diabetes Network, said during the presentation at the American Association of Diabetes Educators annual meeting. “It wasn’t necessarily available in all the right topics, written in the right way, and in a way that was accessible when [young adults] actually needed it. So, our website has become a hub of information specific to young adults with diabetes.”\r\n\r\nCollege Diabetes Network, or CDN, founded in 2009, has evolved to become a network of more than 85 chapters with another 30 in development, Roth said. The organization serves as a platform for collaboration with other partner efforts to identify gaps in the system related to young adults with diabetes and address them to better manage <a id=\"rId4\" href=\"http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/pediatric-endocrinology/news/print/endocrine-today/%7B6aae0510-1141-419c-b148-bcb43b26667f%7D/structured-coordinated-approach-needed-for-pediatric-diabetes-patients-transitioning-to-adult-care\" target=\"_new\">transition risk</a> with resources like the “Off to College” program.\r\n\r\n“We want to make this time in life, this transitional period, safer, we want to make it easier and just a little more endurable,” Roth said. “Our job is to create the platform that brings [young adults] together. With their local communities that they work to create so passionately, we’re then able to connect all of them and create this larger community of adults with diabetes that hadn’t existed before.”\r\n\r\nTo help foster a safer transition, the CDN Off to College Program provides printed booklets for students and their families and informational toolkits for health clinics and diabetes organizations to host local Off to College events.\r\n\r\nThe tools stress that topics including drinking, managing relationships and <a id=\"rId5\" href=\"http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bf4a1cb62-f4b6-4548-a168-f98af1e3f2b2%7D/video-mental-health-needs-more-attention-in-management-of-diabetes\" target=\"_new\">mental health</a> need to be discussed in an open and honest way, Roth said.\r\n\r\n“It is also important to recognize that the source of the information, and the way in which it is delivered plays a critical role,” Roth told <em>Endocrine Today</em> before the presentation. “Often at this time in life, getting information from a peer will be far more impactful and effective and is more likely to lead to behavior changes.”\r\n\r\nPeer support can be critical during this time and foster important connections between young adults with diabetes, Roth said; however, forcing such relationships on a young adult, either by the parent or provider, can have the opposite effect of driving a person away from resources.\r\n\r\n“One of the key reasons CDN offers our free student membership is to incentivize students and young adults with diabetes to stay in contact, even passively,” Roth said. “This then creates a continuous line of communication, which, when they are ready, they can use to connect further.”\r\n\r\nParents and providers can start the conversation with college-age young adults by introducing the idea of connecting with peers not as a \"support group,\" but simply as a way to trade tips and tricks and to talk to someone else who “gets it when they are high in class” Roth said.\r\n\r\nCurrently, there are no clinical care recommendations related to young adults that mention the role of peer support, Roth said, and she would like to see that change.\r\n\r\n“There should be more encouragement for providers to be more proactive in embracing support systems and tools outside of the clinic,” Roth said. “Focusing more on helping their patient put systems in place to support them for all the time in between visits, instead of simply relying on that individual\'s motivation being enough, but looking at it as failure when it is not.” <em>– by Regina Schaffer</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Reference: </strong>Roth C. S21. Off to College and Beyond: Resources and Programs to Launch Young Adults with Diabetes. Presented at: AADE 2016; Aug. 12-15, 2016; San Diego.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes-education/news/online/%7B654a0719-e076-47e3-bfba-ca71d79b3a4c%7D/peer-support-connectivity-empower-college-students-with-diabetes','Peer support, connectivity empower college students with diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','357-revision-v1','','','2016-08-16 14:48:13','2016-08-16 14:48:13','',357,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/08/16/357-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(360,1,'2016-08-23 13:11:03','2016-08-23 13:11:03','<h2>The summer heat can negatively impact your diabetes if you don\'t take precautions.</h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-meta\">With high temperatures during summers, your blood sugar control can become a challenge. Heat can affect your diabetes control in multiple ways.</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"social-bookmarks\"></div>\r\nDepending on the type of food you’ve eaten, how hydrated you are and your activity level, heat can effect your blood glucose (sugar) levels. If you’re very active but not well-hydrated, the excessive heat can cause you to sweat leading to dehydration. Your blood glucose level may rise if you’re too dehydrated, and that can lead to frequent urination. That cycle can continue if you do not prevent it. It is also important to know that if you take insulin but you’re not well hydrated, the supply of blood to the skin is reduced; therefore, the injected insulin is not absorbed efficiently.\r\n\r\nHigh temperatures can affect your medication and testing equipment as well by damaging them. Most types of insulin can tolerate heat up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Any tempreture higher than that can cause insulin to degrade. Testing supplies like test strips and glucose monitoring devices also can become ineffective if exposed to high temperatures.\r\n<h4>Keep these tips in mind during hot summer days:</h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. Always carry enough water with you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Seek your healthcare provider’s advice on adjusting your insulin dosage as needed prior to exercising in hot weather.</li>\r\n 	<li>Be aware of your blood glucose levels by monitoring regularly and frequently since sweating in hot weather can cause your blood glucose levels to fluctuate. This will allow you to take quick actions to stabilize your levels and bring them back to normal.</li>\r\n 	<li>Always have available foods that treat low blood sugar like glucose tablets, small tubes of cake icing, a small piece of fruit, or any other foods you have used before to treat low blood sugar. Eating regular meals or snacks can prevent blood sugar fluctuation so always carry healthy snacks with you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Protect your medication and testing supplies from high heat by storing them at the right temperature. You can do that by taking a cooler with you or taking your supplies with you if you’ll be gone for a longer period of time.</li>\r\n 	<li>Protect yourself from sunburn. Sunburn can raise your blood sugar levels by stressing your body. Use sunscreen and protective clothing if you’ll be spending any time outdoor as sunburn can occur quickly.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlways remember to consult with your health care provider if you have any concerns and use common sense when weather temperatures are too extreme. To find a Diabetes PATH, a Dining with Diabetes or a Diabetes Prevention program near you visit, the <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/events\">Michigan State University Extension events page</a>.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>August 17, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/diana_alsayed_hassan\">Diana Hassan</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">This article was published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit<a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit<a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Managing your diabetes in hot weather','','inherit','closed','closed','','359-revision-v1','','','2016-08-23 13:11:03','2016-08-23 13:11:03','',359,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/08/23/359-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(363,1,'2016-09-16 14:39:11','2016-09-16 14:39:11','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-361 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"New Faculty\" width=\"181\" height=\"174\" />\r\n\r\nDepartment of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-09-16 14:39:11','2016-09-16 14:39:11','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/16/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(389,1,'2016-10-03 14:06:35','2016-10-03 14:06:35','MIRIAM E. TUCKER\r\n\r\nThe Food and Drug Administration\'s approval of a new insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes is a big deal.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/670g-closed-system_wide-e9d05553e75894a2f9e9d783b5e6eacc94cf6f9c-s700-c85-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"670g-closed-system_wide-e9d05553e75894a2f9e9d783b5e6eacc94cf6f9c-s700-c85-1\" width=\"293\" height=\"164\" />With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin so people have to\r\nreplace it with either multiple daily injections or a pump. In either case, that process involves constant error-prone adjustments, particularly around food and exercise. Over the long term, high blood sugar levels can lead to organ damage, but over-correcting by giving more insulin can cause dangerous low blood sugars that can lead to unconsciousness.\r\n\r\nThe device, Medtronic\'s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system, is made up of an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM), both of which are already on the market separately. The new part involves the communication between the two devices.\r\n\r\nMedtronic\'s <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/30/382172052/diabetes-technology-inches-closer-to-an-artificial-pancreas\">previous system</a> already had a feature that would shut down the insulin pump if the wearer\'s blood sugar dropped too low. But the 670G predicts when a person\'s blood sugar is dropping and prevents the low in the first place, and also corrects high blood sugars.\r\n\r\nThis is the first such machine in the world with that level of automation, and thus it is informally being called the first \"artificial pancreas\" system.\r\n\r\nHowever, it\'s called a hybrid rather than a fully closed-loop system because users will still need to signal that they\'re about to eat and estimate the carbohydrate count of the food so the device can calculate the additional amount of insulin needed. That means there\'s still the possibility of mistakes. But now if that count is off, the 670G will correct the error automatically.\r\n\r\nFor people with Type 1 diabetes, the new capabilities mean they can both sleep through the night without worrying about their blood sugars dropping too low and can go through their day without having to think about their diabetes all the time, according to Aaron Kowalski, chief mission officer for the JDRF, the organization that funds much of the \"artificial pancreas\" research.\r\n\r\n\"You get almost normalized overnight blood glucose. For people with Type 1 diabetes, that\'s massively important,\" he said, adding that the overall 24/7 burden reduction means better quality of life. \"The diabetes isn\'t gone, but [wearers] can think about it less ...This is a historic milestone.\"\r\n\r\nAnd more systems like this are coming.\r\n<div id=\"res496009159\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \"></div>\r\nMedtronic, via the MiniMed division that it acquired in 2001, was the first to market because it\'s still the only company that manufactures both the insulin pump and CGM technology. But at least five other partnerships between other manufacturers are now developing closed-loop systems, some using already-available pumps and CGMs, others creating new devices. The systems will likely differ from one another in form, user interface and in the algorithmic approaches embedded in the communication software, \"so people with diabetes will have more choices,\" Kowalski says, noting that JDRF is \"celebrating Medtronic because it\'s the first commercial system, but we\'re supporting the entire field.\"\r\n\r\nOf course, the field still faces challenges. One of the major technological problems is that insulin deposited just under the skin takes too long to begin working; that\'s why people still need to signal ahead that they\'re about to eat. The JDRF is currently funding several initiatives working on making faster-acting insulins.\r\n\r\n\"The faster the insulin works, the more closed the loop will be,\" Kowalski notes. \"It\'s not easy, but there\'s a lot of work going on.\"\r\n\r\nWearability is another issue. Some people simply don\'t want to be strapped to devices, even if it means better diabetes control. So, the JDRF has recently announced new funding for miniaturization of the devices.\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there\'s the problem of access. While insurance coverage for insulin pumps is widely established, this is not the case for the CGM component. Medicare doesn\'t cover CGM technology, meaning that people now must give up those devices or pay out of pocket when they reach age 65. The JDRF is one of several organizations lobbying to change that, as well as to make sure that all payers recognize both the health and economic advantages of new diabetes technologies.\r\n\r\n\"This is a priority for us,\" Kowalski says. \"We need to make sure people have access. Not just rich people, but anybody who will benefit.\"\r\n\r\nFor now, the 670G, which the FDA gave the nod on Wednesday, is <a href=\"http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/UCM522974.htm\">approved</a> only for people ages 14 years and older. Medtronic is studying it in children ages 7 to 13 with the aim of making it available for them, too.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/30/495914413/fda-approves-the-first-automated-insulin-system-for-type-1-diabetes?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160930\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/30/495914413/fda-approves-the-first-automated-insulin-system-for-type-1-diabetes?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160930</a>','FDA Approves The First Automated Insulin System For Type 1 Diabetes','','publish','open','open','','fda-approves-the-first-automated-insulin-system-for-type-1-diabetes','','','2016-10-03 14:06:35','2016-10-03 14:06:35','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=389',0,'post','',0),(365,1,'2016-09-16 15:00:35','2016-09-16 15:00:35','Bree Holtz, a researcher at Michigan State University, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" />This mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health outcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n\r\nThis research is supported by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) grant #1-16-ICTS-045. For more information on the ADA please visit their website: <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">http://diabetes.org</a>\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., Denise Hershey, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" />Amanda Holmstrom, Ph.D., Amol Pavangadkar, M.B.A., M.A. and Katharine Murray, M.A. from MSU. Julie Dunneback, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE and Arpita Vyas, M.D. from Sparrow Health System. Michael Wood, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with Bion Bilateral to develop the app. Please see the Team Biographies page for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-09-16 15:00:35','2016-09-16 15:00:35','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/16/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(366,1,'2016-09-16 19:51:37','2016-09-16 19:51:37','By <a title=\"Posts by Arundhati Parmar\" href=\"http://medcitynews.com/author/aparmar/\" target=\"_blank\">ARUNDHATI PARMAR</a>\r\n\r\nAnother established device maker is throwing its hat in the ring of artificial pancreas development.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-367 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/diabetes-glucose-test-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"diabetes-glucose-test\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Insulet, the maker of the tubeless insulin pump, announced Tuesday that the first patient has completed the feasibility study to test its OmniPod Horizon Automated Glucose Control System, a hybrid closed loop system intended for patients that depend on insulin or type 1 diabetes patients.\r\n\r\nThe full study will enroll 20 such adults to see how they respond to a personal Model Predictive Control algorithm — Insulet acquired the algorithm, originally developed at the University of California Santa Barbara <a href=\"http://investor.insulet.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=957066\" target=\"_blank\">from a company in February</a> — along with the Omnipod platform. The data gathered through this study will help to perfect the algorithm in future studies  that the company will need to conduct to get the product through the Food and Drug Administration.\r\n\r\nThe agency, meanwhile, is already reviewing the premarket approval submission for another hybrid closed loop system — <a href=\"http://investor.insulet.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=957066\" target=\"_blank\">this one from Medtronic</a>. If approved, Medtronic will have the distinction of introducing the first hybrid loop system, which is different from a fully closed loop artificial pancreas. The latter technology doesn’t require any patient input in the delivery of insulin.\r\n\r\nA variety of startups including Bigfoot Medical and Beta Bionics are also on the path to automate insulin delivery.\r\n\r\nWhile Insulet, based in Billerica, Massachusetts, may not be first in the marketplace with an approved device, executives believe that it’s system will be distinct from competing products.\r\n\r\n“Our personalized Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm is intended to be integrated inside the Pod — a true differentiator among the artificial pancreas technologies on the horizon,” said Patrick Sullivan, president and CEO of <span class=\"il\">Insulet, in an email forwarded by a representative.</span> “This feature is intended to allow for uninterrupted insulin control for up to 72 hours, a similar, small footprint to the current Pod and a fully functioning on-body artificial pancreas system.”\r\n\r\nSullivan declined to say how much has been invested so far in the development of the OmniPod Horizon and what will be needed to commercialize the device.\r\n\r\nWhatever the investment level turns out to be, the market opportunity is attractive. Sullivan pointed to the fact that only 30% of patients with type 1 diabetes currently meet ADA guidelines for glucose control. And a widely-held belief is that an artificial pancreas will be able to more tightly control a patient’s glucose levels, a big headache in the day-to-day diabetes management.\r\n\r\nWhile Insulet and Medtronic are developing hybrid loop systems, the Holy Grail of diabetes management is the closed-loop system where the device is fully automated and doesn’t depend on the user at all. 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The data gathered through this study will help to perfect the algorithm in future studies  that the company will need to conduct to get the product through the Food and Drug Administration.\r\n\r\nThe agency, meanwhile, is already reviewing the premarket approval submission for another hybrid closed loop system — <a href=\"http://investor.insulet.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=957066\" target=\"_blank\">this one from Medtronic</a>. If approved, Medtronic will have the distinction of introducing the first hybrid loop system, which is different from a fully closed loop artificial pancreas. The latter technology doesn’t require any patient input in the delivery of insulin.\r\n\r\nA variety of startups including Bigfoot Medical and Beta Bionics are also on the path to automate insulin delivery.\r\n\r\nWhile Insulet, based in Billerica, Massachusetts, may not be first in the marketplace with an approved device, executives believe that it’s system will be distinct from competing products.\r\n\r\n“Our personalized Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm is intended to be integrated inside the Pod — a true differentiator among the artificial pancreas technologies on the horizon,” said Patrick Sullivan, president and CEO of <span class=\"il\">Insulet, in an email forwarded by a representative.</span> “This feature is intended to allow for uninterrupted insulin control for up to 72 hours, a similar, small footprint to the current Pod and a fully functioning on-body artificial pancreas system.”\r\n\r\nSullivan declined to say how much has been invested so far in the development of the OmniPod Horizon and what will be needed to commercialize the device.\r\n\r\nWhatever the investment level turns out to be, the market opportunity is attractive. Sullivan pointed to the fact that only 30% of patients with type 1 diabetes currently meet ADA guidelines for glucose control. And a widely-held belief is that an artificial pancreas will be able to more tightly control a patient’s glucose levels, a big headache in the day-to-day diabetes management.\r\n\r\nWhile Insulet and Medtronic are developing hybrid loop systems, the Holy Grail of diabetes management is the closed-loop system where the device is fully automated and doesn’t depend on the user at all. However, it appears that a system like that needs advances in other key areas as well.\r\n\r\n“We do not believe that a full closed-loop is practical with current insulin formulations,” Sullivan said.\r\n\r\nhttp://medcitynews.com/2016/09/insulet-artificial-pancreas/?rf=1','Insulet takes another step closer to introduce artificial pancreas','','inherit','closed','closed','','366-revision-v1','','','2016-09-16 19:51:37','2016-09-16 19:51:37','',366,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/16/366-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(370,1,'2016-09-20 19:25:52','2016-09-20 19:25:52','A T1D hero is a strong, patient, and courageous person. They persevere through the extreme challenges of managing T1D. They work to achieve their goals, not letting T1D get in their way.\r\n\r\nA T1D hero is the person living with T1D, their mom or dad, their brother or sister, their spouse or best friend, their doctors and nurses. Everyone impacted by T1D is a hero.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-373\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ShareYourStory_Instagram-300x300.png\" alt=\"shareyourstory_instagram\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe want to hear your story! 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This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n\r\nThis research is supported by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) grant #1-16-ICTS-045. For more information on the ADA please visit their website: <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">http://diabetes.org</a>\r\n<h1></h1>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nHoltz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes <strong>Shelia Cotten</strong>, Ph.D., <strong>Denise Hershey</strong>, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <img class=\" wp-image-294 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"195\" height=\"210\" /><strong>Amanda Holmstrom</strong>, Ph.D., <strong>Amol Pavangadkar</strong>, M.B.A., M.A. and <strong>Katharine Murray</strong>, M.A. from MSU. <strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE from Sparrow Health System. <strong>Arpita Vyas</strong>, M.D. from Texas Tech University. <strong>Michael Wood</strong>, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and <strong>Joshua Richman</strong>, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with <strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> to develop the app. Please see the <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\">Team Biographies page</a> for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" />We are in year 1 of our research now and beginning to develop the mobile app. We held focus groups with kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We are now working with the app development team to create the app.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Prototype testing will begin in January of 2017.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research Participation</strong></span></h2>\r\nIf you are interested in participating in the prototype testing of this app, and you meet the following criteria please contact us using the form below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a T1D diagnosis according to the ADA practice guidelines</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had a diagnosis of T1D for at least six months</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have an A1c &gt; 7</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have had at least two outpatient visits in the past two years</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be treated at Sparrow for diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have a parent/guardian willing to participate</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must be allowed to use a mobile phone for the study</li>\r\n 	<li>The adolescent must have permission from their care team</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have an adolescent with T1D who is 10 to 15 years old</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must be fluent in English</li>\r\n 	<li>The parent/guardian must have daily access to email and the Internet (for appointment reminders and technical support).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPlease contact us here:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]</p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2016-09-21 12:28:00','2016-09-21 12:28:00','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/21/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(378,1,'2016-09-23 18:24:28','2016-09-23 18:24:28','<h3>By Bree E. Holtz, PhD</h3>\r\nWelcome! This website is the public face for our research project that is supported by the <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>. This project was formed over several years of <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" />research and talking to people in the diabetes community. We are excited to share what we learned with you here in this space. For our first post, I am going to tell you a little bit about me and why I do this research.\r\n\r\nI am a social scientist, not a medical doctor. I have two young kids, but neither has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So why am I doing this work? For over a decade, I have been researching and studying the use of technology in health. I’ve been particularly interested in the adoption of technology by health care providers and patients. I’m also intrigued by how technology can be used to help improve peoples’ health and health behaviors.\r\n\r\nPast research shows that people with chronic illnesses are often overwhelmed with all of the life changes that occur after diagnosis. This sparked my interest and I began researching how technology could make a positive impact on this stressful time. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appeared to be one chronic illness where I thought I may be able to make an impact. T1D is often diagnosed when an individual is young. When a child is diagnosed, their parent often takes responsibility for managing the child’s diabetes because it is extremely complex and demanding. Adding to that complexity, as the child gets older and becomes more independent, the parent and child must learn to share the management tasks. This often leads to additional stress and strain on the relationship between the adolescent and their parent. So, I thought that if I brought together the right <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\" target=\"_blank\">team</a>, we could test how technologies have the potential to make a difference.\r\n\r\nStudies have found if family communication is positive and effective, management of T1D improves. The app that we are currently developing seeks to promote positive <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-386 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_0895-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"img_0895\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" />communication between parents and their kids. Additionally, with an increase in effective communication, we hope that more trust will be built and the transition to the adolescents’ self-management will be smoother for both the teens and their parents. The content and design of the app was brainstormed by our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and communication researchers. We are currently working with an app development company to create the app.  I am fortunate to be working with such talented people on such an important problem. It is my hope that this app will truly make a difference in the lives of families affected by T1D.\r\n\r\nBe sure to occasionally check this website to receive updates on our progress. If you would like to sign-up to participate in our study, please email Katie Murray at <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nIt is astonishing what people with type 1 do everyday to stay healthy. You are my hero! If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\">http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/</a>\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png\" alt=\"bree-signature\" width=\"146\" height=\"49\" />\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','publish','open','open','','a-researchers-motivation-to-make-an-impact-for-people-living-with-type-1-diabetes','','','2016-09-23 18:24:28','2016-09-23 18:24:28','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=378',0,'post','',1),(379,1,'2016-09-23 17:37:44','2016-09-23 17:37:44','Welcome! 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If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit:\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n&lt;Bree’s Signature&gt;\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A researcher’s motivation to make an impact for people living with type 1 diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:40:08','2016-09-23 17:40:08','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(381,1,'2016-09-23 17:40:36','2016-09-23 17:40:36','<h3>By Bree E. Holtz, PhD</h3>\r\nWelcome! 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If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit:\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n&lt;Bree’s Signature&gt;\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:40:36','2016-09-23 17:40:36','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(382,1,'2016-09-23 17:43:22','2016-09-23 17:43:22','','bree-signature','','inherit','open','closed','','bree-signature','','','2016-09-23 17:43:22','2016-09-23 17:43:22','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(383,1,'2016-09-23 17:43:52','2016-09-23 17:43:52','<h3>By Bree E. 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I’m also intrigued by how technology can be used to help improve peoples’ health and health behaviors.\r\n\r\nPast research shows that people with chronic illnesses are often overwhelmed with all of the life changes that occur after diagnosis. This sparked my interest and I began researching how technology could make a positive impact on this stressful time. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appeared to be one chronic illness where I thought I may be able to make an impact. T1D is often diagnosed when an individual is young. When a child is diagnosed, their parent often takes responsibility for managing the child’s diabetes because it is extremely complex and demanding. Adding to that complexity, as the child gets older and becomes more independent, the parent and child must learn to share the management tasks. This often leads to additional stress and strain on the relationship between the adolescent and their parent. So, I thought that if I brought together the right <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\" target=\"_blank\">team</a>, we could test how technologies have the potential to make a difference.\r\n\r\nStudies have found if family communication is positive and effective, management of T1D improves. The app that we are currently developing seeks to promote positive communication between parents and their kids. Additionally, with an increase in effective communication, we hope that more trust will be built and the transition to the adolescents’ self-management will be smoother for both the teens and their parents. The content and design of the app was brainstormed by our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and communication researchers. We are currently working with an app development company to create the app.  I am fortunate to be working with such talented people on such an important problem. It is my hope that this app will truly make a difference in the lives of families affected by T1D.\r\n\r\nBe sure to occasionally check this website to receive updates on our progress. If you would like to sign-up to participate in our study, please email Katie Murray at <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nIt is astonishing what people with type 1 do everyday to stay healthy. You are my hero! If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\">http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/</a>\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png\" alt=\"bree-signature\" width=\"125\" height=\"42\" />\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:43:52','2016-09-23 17:43:52','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(384,1,'2016-09-23 17:45:14','2016-09-23 17:45:14','<h3>By Bree E. Holtz, PhD</h3>\r\nWelcome! This website is the public face for our research project that is supported by the <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>. This project was formed over several years of research and talking to people in the diabetes community. We are excited to share what we learned with you here in this space. For our first post, I am going to tell you a little bit about me and why I do this research.\r\n\r\nI am a social scientist, not a medical doctor. I have two young kids, but neither has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So why am I doing this work? For over a decade, I have been researching and studying the use of technology in health. I’ve been particularly interested in the adoption of technology by health care providers and patients. I’m also intrigued by how technology can be used to help improve peoples’ health and health behaviors.\r\n\r\nPast research shows that people with chronic illnesses are often overwhelmed with all of the life changes that occur after diagnosis. This sparked my interest and I began researching how technology could make a positive impact on this stressful time. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appeared to be one chronic illness where I thought I may be able to make an impact. T1D is often diagnosed when an individual is young. When a child is diagnosed, their parent often takes responsibility for managing the child’s diabetes because it is extremely complex and demanding. Adding to that complexity, as the child gets older and becomes more independent, the parent and child must learn to share the management tasks. This often leads to additional stress and strain on the relationship between the adolescent and their parent. So, I thought that if I brought together the right <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\" target=\"_blank\">team</a>, we could test how technologies have the potential to make a difference.\r\n\r\nStudies have found if family communication is positive and effective, management of T1D improves. The app that we are currently developing seeks to promote positive communication between parents and their kids. Additionally, with an increase in effective communication, we hope that more trust will be built and the transition to the adolescents’ self-management will be smoother for both the teens and their parents. The content and design of the app was brainstormed by our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and communication researchers. We are currently working with an app development company to create the app.  I am fortunate to be working with such talented people on such an important problem. It is my hope that this app will truly make a difference in the lives of families affected by T1D.\r\n\r\nBe sure to occasionally check this website to receive updates on our progress. If you would like to sign-up to participate in our study, please email Katie Murray at <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nIt is astonishing what people with type 1 do everyday to stay healthy. You are my hero! If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\">http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/</a>\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png\" alt=\"bree-signature\" width=\"146\" height=\"49\" />\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:45:14','2016-09-23 17:45:14','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(385,1,'2016-09-23 17:46:49','2016-09-23 17:46:49','<h3>By Bree E. Holtz, PhD</h3>\r\nWelcome! This website is the public face for our research project that is supported by the <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>. This project was formed over several years of <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" />research and talking to people in the diabetes community. We are excited to share what we learned with you here in this space. For our first post, I am going to tell you a little bit about me and why I do this research.\r\n\r\nI am a social scientist, not a medical doctor. I have two young kids, but neither has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So why am I doing this work? For over a decade, I have been researching and studying the use of technology in health. I’ve been particularly interested in the adoption of technology by health care providers and patients. I’m also intrigued by how technology can be used to help improve peoples’ health and health behaviors.\r\n\r\nPast research shows that people with chronic illnesses are often overwhelmed with all of the life changes that occur after diagnosis. This sparked my interest and I began researching how technology could make a positive impact on this stressful time. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appeared to be one chronic illness where I thought I may be able to make an impact. T1D is often diagnosed when an individual is young. When a child is diagnosed, their parent often takes responsibility for managing the child’s diabetes because it is extremely complex and demanding. Adding to that complexity, as the child gets older and becomes more independent, the parent and child must learn to share the management tasks. This often leads to additional stress and strain on the relationship between the adolescent and their parent. So, I thought that if I brought together the right <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\" target=\"_blank\">team</a>, we could test how technologies have the potential to make a difference.\r\n\r\nStudies have found if family communication is positive and effective, management of T1D improves. The app that we are currently developing seeks to promote positive communication between parents and their kids. Additionally, with an increase in effective communication, we hope that more trust will be built and the transition to the adolescents’ self-management will be smoother for both the teens and their parents. The content and design of the app was brainstormed by our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and communication researchers. We are currently working with an app development company to create the app.  I am fortunate to be working with such talented people on such an important problem. It is my hope that this app will truly make a difference in the lives of families affected by T1D.\r\n\r\nBe sure to occasionally check this website to receive updates on our progress. If you would like to sign-up to participate in our study, please email Katie Murray at <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nIt is astonishing what people with type 1 do everyday to stay healthy. You are my hero! If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\">http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/</a>\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png\" alt=\"bree-signature\" width=\"146\" height=\"49\" />\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:46:49','2016-09-23 17:46:49','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(386,1,'2016-09-23 17:51:57','2016-09-23 17:51:57','','img_0895','','inherit','open','closed','','img_0895','','','2016-09-23 17:51:57','2016-09-23 17:51:57','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_0895.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(387,1,'2016-09-23 17:52:36','2016-09-23 17:52:36','<h3>By Bree E. Holtz, PhD</h3>\r\nWelcome! This website is the public face for our research project that is supported by the <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>. This project was formed over several years of <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" />research and talking to people in the diabetes community. We are excited to share what we learned with you here in this space. For our first post, I am going to tell you a little bit about me and why I do this research.\r\n\r\nI am a social scientist, not a medical doctor. I have two young kids, but neither has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So why am I doing this work? For over a decade, I have been researching and studying the use of technology in health. I’ve been particularly interested in the adoption of technology by health care providers and patients. I’m also intrigued by how technology can be used to help improve peoples’ health and health behaviors.\r\n\r\nPast research shows that people with chronic illnesses are often overwhelmed with all of the life changes that occur after diagnosis. This sparked my interest and I began researching how technology could make a positive impact on this stressful time. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appeared to be one chronic illness where I thought I may be able to make an impact. T1D is often diagnosed when an individual is young. When a child is diagnosed, their parent often takes responsibility for managing the child’s diabetes because it is extremely complex and demanding. Adding to that complexity, as the child gets older and becomes more independent, the parent and child must learn to share the management tasks. This often leads to additional stress and strain on the relationship between the adolescent and their parent. So, I thought that if I brought together the right <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\" target=\"_blank\">team</a>, we could test how technologies have the potential to make a difference.\r\n\r\nStudies have found if family communication is positive and effective, management of T1D improves. The app that we are currently developing seeks to promote positive <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-386 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_0895-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"img_0895\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" />communication between parents and their kids. Additionally, with an increase in effective communication, we hope that more trust will be built and the transition to the adolescents’ self-management will be smoother for both the teens and their parents. The content and design of the app was brainstormed by our diverse team of doctors, nurses, and communication researchers. We are currently working with an app development company to create the app.  I am fortunate to be working with such talented people on such an important problem. It is my hope that this app will truly make a difference in the lives of families affected by T1D.\r\n\r\nBe sure to occasionally check this website to receive updates on our progress. If you would like to sign-up to participate in our study, please email Katie Murray at <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nIt is astonishing what people with type 1 do everyday to stay healthy. You are my hero! If you are interested in sharing your type 1 story, please visit: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\">http://myt1d.org/wordpress/share-your-story/</a>\r\n\r\nWe would love your thoughts, participation and feedback! If you have specific things you would like to read about, or people you would like to hear from, please comment below.\r\n\r\nCome back next month to hear from Dr. Michael Wood, a pediatric endocrinologist who is working with us on this project.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bree-Signature.png\" alt=\"bree-signature\" width=\"146\" height=\"49\" />\r\n\r\nBree Holtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.','A Researcher’s Motivation to Make an Impact for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','378-revision-v1','','','2016-09-23 17:52:36','2016-09-23 17:52:36','',378,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/09/23/378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(444,1,'2016-10-24 20:44:34','2016-10-24 20:44:34','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Park, T., Dunneback, J., &amp; Wood, M. The Development and Testing of MyT1DHope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Sessions. June, 2018. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Richman J, Dunneback JK, Wood MA. </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using an mHealth App to Transition Care of Type-1 Diabetes from Parents to Teens: Protocol for a Pilot Study. </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JMIR Preprints. 17/04/2018:10803. </span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.10803\">10.2196/preprints.10803 </a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">URL:</span> <a href=\"http://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10803\">http://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10803</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., ​Hershey, D., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Dunneback, J., Murray, K., &amp; Wood, M.​ (2018). Using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to Explore Parent’s Perspectives of their Child’s with Type 1 Diabetes Transition to Self-Management. Presented at the 201​8 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication in Lexington, KY, April.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B. E., Murray, K. M., Hershey, D. D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J. K., Vyas, A., &amp; Wood, M. (2017). The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 1357633X17745470.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J., Vyas, A., Wood, M. The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. August, 2017. (In Press).</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. 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TUCKER\r\n\r\nThe Food and Drug Administration\'s approval of a new insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes is a big deal.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/670g-closed-system_wide-e9d05553e75894a2f9e9d783b5e6eacc94cf6f9c-s700-c85-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"670g-closed-system_wide-e9d05553e75894a2f9e9d783b5e6eacc94cf6f9c-s700-c85-1\" width=\"293\" height=\"164\" />With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin so people have to\r\nreplace it with either multiple daily injections or a pump. In either case, that process involves constant error-prone adjustments, particularly around food and exercise. Over the long term, high blood sugar levels can lead to organ damage, but over-correcting by giving more insulin can cause dangerous low blood sugars that can lead to unconsciousness.\r\n\r\nThe device, Medtronic\'s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system, is made up of an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM), both of which are already on the market separately. The new part involves the communication between the two devices.\r\n\r\nMedtronic\'s <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/30/382172052/diabetes-technology-inches-closer-to-an-artificial-pancreas\">previous system</a> already had a feature that would shut down the insulin pump if the wearer\'s blood sugar dropped too low. But the 670G predicts when a person\'s blood sugar is dropping and prevents the low in the first place, and also corrects high blood sugars.\r\n\r\nThis is the first such machine in the world with that level of automation, and thus it is informally being called the first \"artificial pancreas\" system.\r\n\r\nHowever, it\'s called a hybrid rather than a fully closed-loop system because users will still need to signal that they\'re about to eat and estimate the carbohydrate count of the food so the device can calculate the additional amount of insulin needed. That means there\'s still the possibility of mistakes. But now if that count is off, the 670G will correct the error automatically.\r\n\r\nFor people with Type 1 diabetes, the new capabilities mean they can both sleep through the night without worrying about their blood sugars dropping too low and can go through their day without having to think about their diabetes all the time, according to Aaron Kowalski, chief mission officer for the JDRF, the organization that funds much of the \"artificial pancreas\" research.\r\n\r\n\"You get almost normalized overnight blood glucose. For people with Type 1 diabetes, that\'s massively important,\" he said, adding that the overall 24/7 burden reduction means better quality of life. \"The diabetes isn\'t gone, but [wearers] can think about it less ...This is a historic milestone.\"\r\n\r\nAnd more systems like this are coming.\r\n<div id=\"res496009159\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \"></div>\r\nMedtronic, via the MiniMed division that it acquired in 2001, was the first to market because it\'s still the only company that manufactures both the insulin pump and CGM technology. But at least five other partnerships between other manufacturers are now developing closed-loop systems, some using already-available pumps and CGMs, others creating new devices. The systems will likely differ from one another in form, user interface and in the algorithmic approaches embedded in the communication software, \"so people with diabetes will have more choices,\" Kowalski says, noting that JDRF is \"celebrating Medtronic because it\'s the first commercial system, but we\'re supporting the entire field.\"\r\n\r\nOf course, the field still faces challenges. One of the major technological problems is that insulin deposited just under the skin takes too long to begin working; that\'s why people still need to signal ahead that they\'re about to eat. The JDRF is currently funding several initiatives working on making faster-acting insulins.\r\n\r\n\"The faster the insulin works, the more closed the loop will be,\" Kowalski notes. \"It\'s not easy, but there\'s a lot of work going on.\"\r\n\r\nWearability is another issue. Some people simply don\'t want to be strapped to devices, even if it means better diabetes control. So, the JDRF has recently announced new funding for miniaturization of the devices.\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there\'s the problem of access. While insurance coverage for insulin pumps is widely established, this is not the case for the CGM component. Medicare doesn\'t cover CGM technology, meaning that people now must give up those devices or pay out of pocket when they reach age 65. The JDRF is one of several organizations lobbying to change that, as well as to make sure that all payers recognize both the health and economic advantages of new diabetes technologies.\r\n\r\n\"This is a priority for us,\" Kowalski says. \"We need to make sure people have access. Not just rich people, but anybody who will benefit.\"\r\n\r\nFor now, the 670G, which the FDA gave the nod on Wednesday, is <a href=\"http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/UCM522974.htm\">approved</a> only for people ages 14 years and older. Medtronic is studying it in children ages 7 to 13 with the aim of making it available for them, too.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/30/495914413/fda-approves-the-first-automated-insulin-system-for-type-1-diabetes?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160930\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/30/495914413/fda-approves-the-first-automated-insulin-system-for-type-1-diabetes?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160930</a>','FDA Approves The First Automated Insulin System For Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','389-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 14:06:35','2016-10-03 14:06:35','',389,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/389-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(393,1,'2016-10-03 14:40:42','2016-10-03 14:40:42','<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><img class=\" wp-image-400 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension-1-300x251.png\" alt=\"msu-extension\" width=\"413\" height=\"345\" />Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','publish','open','open','','exploring-diabetes-a-three-part-resource-from-msu-extension-educators','','','2016-10-03 16:17:36','2016-10-03 16:17:36','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=393',0,'post','',0),(394,1,'2016-10-03 14:31:36','2016-10-03 14:31:36','<h1>Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h1>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h1>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h1>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 14:31:36','2016-10-03 14:31:36','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(442,1,'2016-10-21 13:53:02','2016-10-21 13:53:02','Article ID: 663109, Released: 19-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT, Source Newsroom: <a href=\"http://www.newswise.com/institutions/newsroom/1444/\">Wayne State University Division of Research</a>\r\n\r\nDETROIT – Many diabetes patients require continuous or on-demand insulin therapy to manage their disease. Insulin pump therapy offers them more predictable, rapid-acting insulin, providing a more active and normal lifestyle.\r\n\r\nOver time, foreign body reaction (FBR) occurs to nearly all devices implanted in the body, resulting in fibrotic tissue depositing around the implant surface, a decrease in blood supply around the implant, and a decrease in the molecular transport to the implant. This results in the need to replace the implant.\r\n\r\nA team of Wayne State University researchers are developing a novel material formulation to be applied to the surfaces of most implantable devices that will aid in resisting FBR and improve the long-term use of devices.\r\n\r\nThe team, led by Zhiqiang Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering and materials science in Wayne State’s College of Engineering, received a $1.3 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health for the project, “A Novel Formulation Enabling Longevity of Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion.” The Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award aims to develop a novel formulation as a platform technology that is easily applied on the surfaces of most existing insulin infusion devices prior to being implanted in the patient. The novel formulation will drastically improve the longevity of the insulin infusion implant.\r\n\r\n“Zhiqiang was selected as one of a small number of early-stage investigators to receive this prestigious award by demonstrating exceptional creativity and innovation in his proposed research,” said Guangzhao Mao, Ph.D., professor and chair of chemical engineering and materials science at Wayne State. “We expect him to make a major impact on the diabetes research in the years to come.”\r\n\r\n“We will identify the mechanism of failure for implanted infusion sets, and then develop a formulation that will prevent the infusion set to have a foreign body reaction,” said Cao. “This will help the patient have normal insulin absorption to aid in managing their diabetes, and less possibility of other problems causing the devices to fail.”\r\n\r\nThis project will result in a novel formulation that will allow a longer life for commercial infusion sets and patch pumps, as well as glucose sensors. It will have a major impact on managing Type 1 diabetes, and may also impact a broad range of implantation applications beyond diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe grant award number is DK111910.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\nAbout Wayne State University\r\nWayne State University is one of the nation’s pre-eminent public research universities in an urban setting. Through its multidisciplinary approach to research and education, and its ongoing collaboration with government, industry and other institutions, the university seeks to enhance economic growth and improve the quality of life in the city of Detroit, state of Michigan and throughout the world. For more information about research at Wayne State University, visit<a href=\"http://research.wayne.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">research.wayne.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newswise.com/articles/wayne-state-university-awarded-1-3-million-nih-type-1-diabetes-pathfinder-award-to-increase-longevity-of-insulin-treatment-implants\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.newswise.com/articles/wayne-state-university-awarded-1-3-million-nih-type-1-diabetes-pathfinder-award-to-increase-longevity-of-insulin-treatment-implants</a>','Wayne State University Awarded $1.3 Million NIH Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award To Increase Longevity Of Insulin Treatment Implants','','publish','open','open','','wayne-state-university-awarded-1-3-million-nih-type-1-diabetes-pathfinder-award-to-increase-longevity-of-insulin-treatment-implants','','','2016-10-21 13:53:02','2016-10-21 13:53:02','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=442',0,'post','',0),(396,1,'2016-10-03 14:40:26','2016-10-03 14:40:26','<h2>Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 14:40:26','2016-10-03 14:40:26','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(397,1,'2016-10-03 14:42:44','2016-10-03 14:42:44','<h2>Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 14:42:44','2016-10-03 14:42:44','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(398,1,'2016-10-03 14:49:42','2016-10-03 14:49:42','','msu-extension','','inherit','open','closed','','msu-extension','','','2016-10-03 14:49:42','2016-10-03 14:49:42','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(399,1,'2016-10-03 16:16:04','2016-10-03 16:16:04','<h2><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-400 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension-1-300x251.png\" alt=\"msu-extension\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" /></h2>\r\n<h2>Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-autosave-v1','','','2016-10-03 16:16:04','2016-10-03 16:16:04','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(400,1,'2016-10-03 16:15:53','2016-10-03 16:15:53','','msu-extension','','inherit','open','closed','','msu-extension-2','','','2016-10-03 16:15:53','2016-10-03 16:15:53','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(401,1,'2016-10-03 16:16:07','2016-10-03 16:16:07','<h2><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-400 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension-1-300x251.png\" alt=\"msu-extension\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" /></h2>\r\n<h2>Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 16:16:07','2016-10-03 16:16:07','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(402,1,'2016-10-03 16:17:36','2016-10-03 16:17:36','<h2></h2>\r\n<h2><img class=\" wp-image-400 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MSU-Extension-1-300x251.png\" alt=\"msu-extension\" width=\"413\" height=\"345\" />Part 1: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_one_what_is_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">What is diabetes?</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 2, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a disease that affects metabolism and is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood. Basically, it’s a disease that makes it difficult for the body to turn food into energy. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, 29.1 million Americans (9.3 percent of the population) had diabetes in 2012. Approximately 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes each year.\r\n<h3>There are three different types of diabetes:</h3>\r\n<strong>Type I</strong> – Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any time but is most prevalent in children, teenagers and young adults. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known, but genetics, environmental influences and other factors may play a role in the development of the disease. Little or no insulin is produced by the pancreas so a person with type 1 diabetes must treat their disease with insulin, diet, exercise and self-management.\r\n\r\n<strong>Type 2</strong> – Previously referred to as adult-onset diabetes, this is the most common form of diabetes and can affect people of any age but most frequently develops during adulthood.  Unhealthy weight, age, family history, lack of exercise and/or a history of gestational diabetes are all risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can often be managed with diet and exercise, however, some people may be required to take oral medication and/or insulin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gestational </strong>- This type of diabetes develops when a woman is pregnant and usually occurs later in the pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born. Age, family or personal history, unhealthy weight, high blood pressure and/or complications during previous pregnancy are risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. Untreated or uncontrolled blood sugar can cause the fetus to grow very large. Babies born from mothers with gestational diabetes are also at a higher risk of low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and/or jaundice after they are born so it’s very important for women with this condition to work with their doctor to control blood sugar during her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSymptoms associated with all three types of diabetes include increased thirst and urination and/or increased or extreme hunger and fatigue. There are additional symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed, so it’s very important to get regular physicals and communicate with your healthcare professional if you have a family history of diabetes.\r\n<h2 class=\"article-footer\">Part 2: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_two_dispelling_myths_and_misconceptions?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions</a></h2>\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">Posted on <strong>September 6, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber </a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension</p>\r\nAs a certified trainer for <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/path\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes</a> PATH, I’ve heard all kinds of myths related to this disease. I still have participants, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, come to the first class believing they can’t eat any of their favorite foods that contain sugar. Some of these myths and misconceptions come from outdated medical practices and information that is not research-based.\r\n\r\nAccording to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association</a>, diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease – myths only create inaccuracy and promote stereotypes and stigma. Below you will find some of the common myths that are found on the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association website</a> paired with relevant facts:\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Diabetes isn’t a serious disease. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Diabetes affects over 25 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death in this country. According to the <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/ndep/Pages/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Diabetes Education Program</a>, your chance of having a heart attack nearly doubles if you have diabetes. Sixty-eight percent of diabetics actually die of heart disease or stroke. The good news is that good diabetic management practices can reduce your risk of complications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: If you’re overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> Although being overweight is a risk factor, there are many other risks associated with diabetes such as family history, age, ethnicity, etc. Most people who are overweight never develop type 2 diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.  </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> A diet high in calories, from any source, can lead to weight gain which is one of the risk factors associated with diabetes. However, there are many other risk factors associated with this disease, such as a person’s genetics and age. There is research linking the consumption of sugary drinks to diabetes - the American Diabetes Association recommends that we limit our intake of beverages such as regular soda, fruit punch, energy/sports/fruit drinks, etc. to help prevent the onset of diabetes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> People with diabetes can generally follow the same healthy meal plan as those without the disease. According to the<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.diabeteseducator.org/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Diabetes Educators, </a> it’s important for people with diabetes to eat regular meals, control the amount they eat and make healthy food choices to better manage their disease and prevent other health problems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Myth: People with diabetes can’t eat sweets, chocolate or starchy foods.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fact:</strong> If sweets and starchy food are eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, these foods can be eaten by people with diabetes. There really aren’t any “off limit” foods. The key is to keep track of carbohydrates and watch portion size.\r\n<h2>Part 3: <a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/exploring_diabetes_part_three_managing_diabetes?utm_source=Diabetes+-+MSU+Extension+News+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_campaign=Diabetes+Oct.+2016&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Diabetes</a></h2>\r\nPosted on <strong>September 21, 2016</strong> by <strong><a class=\"related-expert\" href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/experts/kristina_swartzendruber\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Swartzendruber</a></strong>, Michigan State University Extension\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a serious disease, affecting nearly 26 million Americans. Traditionally, people who were diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes were prescribed medication, instructed to not eat foods containing sugar and sent on their way. Today, we know that people with this disease can live longer and reduce their risk of some of the complications associated with diabetes, but it takes hard work and cooperation by the person affected. It’s also important for a person to work closely with their healthcare team because the kind of management used depends on the type of diabetes a person has.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.bullpub.com/catalog/Living-a-Healthy-Life-with-Chronic-Conditions-4th-Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions</a> offers the following recommendations that focus on the management of diabetes:\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitoring blood glucose</strong>: One of the first goals in managing diabetes is keeping one’s blood glucose levels within a safe range, and the only way to do this is through monitoring. Monitoring should not be considered a treatment but rather a tool that can be used to find out how a person is doing and make the needed day-to-day changes in diet and exercise as well as changes with medication to keep their blood glucose levels at a safe level.\r\n\r\n<strong>Adopting a healthy eating plan</strong>: Eating right is essential to diabetes self-management because in addition to helping maintain normal blood glucose levels, it also can help improve a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels and overall health. The good news is that you do not have to go hungry, eat “special foods” or give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes. The main focus should be on meal and snack time planning, portion control and the types of food that is eaten.\r\n\r\n<strong>Incorporating physical activity</strong>: Exercise has many benefits. It can help with lowering blood sugar levels and blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, improving cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Physical activity also helps a person with diabetes use their insulin better. The goal most people should work towards is mild to moderate aerobic exercise 150 minutes a week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dealing with stress and emotions</strong>: Feelings associated with anger, frustration and fear of the unknown are normal for those dealing with diabetes. Learning various breathing and relaxation techniques may be the first step to dealing with diabetes-related stress. <a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Diabetes Association</a> suggests joining a support group where a person can learn from others hints for coping with problems. It’s very important to enlist the help of a doctor and/or therapist if a person’s stress is so severe they are feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking medications</strong>: It may be necessary for a person to take oral medication or insulin by injection/pump to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range. Again, it’s very important to work closely with a healthcare professional to monitor how your medication affects your blood glucose levels.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://msue.anr.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University Extension</a> offers many disease prevention and management programs that focus on diabetes. For more information, contact your local Extension office.\r\n<p class=\"article-footer\">These articles were published by <a title=\"Michigan State University Extension\" href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\"><strong>Michigan State University Extension</strong></a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu</a>. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit <a href=\"http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.msue.msu.edu/newsletters</a>. To contact an expert in your area, visit <a href=\"http://expert.msue.msu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://expert.msue.msu.edu</a>, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).</p>','Exploring Diabetes - A Three Part Resource from MSU Extension Educators','','inherit','closed','closed','','393-revision-v1','','','2016-10-03 16:17:36','2016-10-03 16:17:36','',393,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/03/393-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(403,1,'2016-10-05 16:13:59','2016-10-05 16:13:59','<div id=\"abstract-1\" class=\"section abstract\">\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-authors\"></div>\r\n<h2>Abstract</h2>\r\n<div id=\"sec-1\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-2\"><strong>OBJECTIVE</strong> To explore the experiences of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents taking part in an artificial pancreas (AP) clinical trial during a 7-day summer camp.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-2\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-3\"><strong>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS</strong> A semistructured interview, composed of 14 questions based on the Technology Acceptance Model, was conducted at the end of the clinical trial. Participants also completed the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ, parent version) and the AP Acceptance Questionnaire.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-3\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-4\"><strong>RESULTS</strong> Thirty children, aged 5–9 years, and their parents completed the study. A content analysis of the interviews showed that parents were focused on understanding the mechanisms, risks, and benefits of the new device, whereas the children were focused on the novelty of the new system. The parents’ main concerns about adopting the new system seemed related to the quality of glucose control. The mean scores of DTSQ subscales indicated general parents’ satisfaction (44.24 ± 5.99, range 32–53) and trustful views of diabetes control provided by the new system (7.8 ± 2.2, range 3–12). The AP Acceptance Questionnaire revealed that most parents considered the AP easy to use (70.5%), intended to use it long term (94.0%), and felt that it was apt to improve glucose control (67.0%).</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-4\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-5\"><strong>CONCLUSIONS</strong> Participants manifested a positive attitude toward the AP. Further studies are required to explore participants’ perceptions early in the AP development to individualize the new treatment as much as possible, and to tailor it to respond to their needs and values.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<ul class=\"history-list\">\r\n 	<li class=\"received\"><span class=\"received-label\">Received </span>May 17, 2016.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"accepted\"><span class=\"accepted-label\">Accepted </span>September 8, 2016.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul class=\"copyright-statement\">\r\n 	<li id=\"copyright-statement-1\" class=\"fn\">© 2016 by the American Diabetes Association.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/27/dc16-1073\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/27/dc16-1073</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"license-1\" class=\"license\"><span class=\"ali-license-ref\"><a href=\"http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\">http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license</a></span>\r\n<p id=\"p-1\">Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. More information is available at <a href=\"http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\">http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-authors\"><span class=\"highwire-citation-authors\"><span class=\"highwire-citation-author first\" data-delta=\"0\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alda</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Troncone</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"1\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Riccardo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Bonfanti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"2\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Dario</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Iafusco</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"3\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Ivana</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rabbone</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"4\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alberto</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Sabbion</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"5\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Riccardo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Schiaffini</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"6\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alfonso</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Galderisi</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"7\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Marco</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Marigliano</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"8\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Novella</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rapini</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"9\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Andrea</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rigamonti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"10\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Davide</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Tinti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"11\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Valeria</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Vallone</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"12\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Angela</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Zanfardino</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"13\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Federico</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Boscari</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"14\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Simone</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Del Favero</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"15\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Silvia</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Galasso</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"16\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Giordano</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Lanzola</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"17\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Mirko</span><span class=\"nlm-surname\">Messori</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"18\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Federico</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Di Palma</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"19\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Roberto</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Visentin</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"20\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Roberta</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Calore</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"21\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Yenny</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Leal</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"22\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Lalo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Magni</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"23\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Eleonora</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Losiouk</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"24\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Daniel</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Chernavvsky</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"25\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Silvana</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Quaglini</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"26\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Claudio</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Cobelli</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"27\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Daniela</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Bruttomesso</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-journal highwire-cite-metadata\">Diabetes Care </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-date highwire-cite-metadata\">2016 Sep; </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-pages highwire-cite-metadata\">dc161073. </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-doi highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1073\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon-position=\"\" data-hide-link-title=\"0\">http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1073</a></span></span></div>\r\n</div>','Evaluating the Experience of Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents Taking Part in an Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trial Over Multiple Days in a Diabetes Camp Setting','','publish','open','open','','evaluating-the-experience-of-children-with-type-1-diabetes-and-their-parents-taking-part-in-an-artificial-pancreas-clinical-trial-over-multiple-days-in-a-diabetes-camp-setting','','','2016-10-05 16:13:59','2016-10-05 16:13:59','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=403',0,'post','',0),(404,1,'2016-10-05 16:13:59','2016-10-05 16:13:59','<div id=\"abstract-1\" class=\"section abstract\">\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-authors\"></div>\r\n<h2>Abstract</h2>\r\n<div id=\"sec-1\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-2\"><strong>OBJECTIVE</strong> To explore the experiences of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents taking part in an artificial pancreas (AP) clinical trial during a 7-day summer camp.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-2\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-3\"><strong>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS</strong> A semistructured interview, composed of 14 questions based on the Technology Acceptance Model, was conducted at the end of the clinical trial. Participants also completed the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ, parent version) and the AP Acceptance Questionnaire.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-3\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-4\"><strong>RESULTS</strong> Thirty children, aged 5–9 years, and their parents completed the study. A content analysis of the interviews showed that parents were focused on understanding the mechanisms, risks, and benefits of the new device, whereas the children were focused on the novelty of the new system. The parents’ main concerns about adopting the new system seemed related to the quality of glucose control. The mean scores of DTSQ subscales indicated general parents’ satisfaction (44.24 ± 5.99, range 32–53) and trustful views of diabetes control provided by the new system (7.8 ± 2.2, range 3–12). The AP Acceptance Questionnaire revealed that most parents considered the AP easy to use (70.5%), intended to use it long term (94.0%), and felt that it was apt to improve glucose control (67.0%).</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"sec-4\" class=\"subsection\">\r\n<p id=\"p-5\"><strong>CONCLUSIONS</strong> Participants manifested a positive attitude toward the AP. Further studies are required to explore participants’ perceptions early in the AP development to individualize the new treatment as much as possible, and to tailor it to respond to their needs and values.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<ul class=\"history-list\">\r\n 	<li class=\"received\"><span class=\"received-label\">Received </span>May 17, 2016.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"accepted\"><span class=\"accepted-label\">Accepted </span>September 8, 2016.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul class=\"copyright-statement\">\r\n 	<li id=\"copyright-statement-1\" class=\"fn\">© 2016 by the American Diabetes Association.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/27/dc16-1073\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/27/dc16-1073</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"license-1\" class=\"license\"><span class=\"ali-license-ref\"><a href=\"http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\">http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license</a></span>\r\n<p id=\"p-1\">Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. More information is available at <a href=\"http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\">http://www.diabetesjournals.org/content/license</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-authors\"><span class=\"highwire-citation-authors\"><span class=\"highwire-citation-author first\" data-delta=\"0\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alda</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Troncone</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"1\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Riccardo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Bonfanti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"2\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Dario</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Iafusco</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"3\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Ivana</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rabbone</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"4\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alberto</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Sabbion</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"5\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Riccardo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Schiaffini</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"6\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Alfonso</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Galderisi</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"7\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Marco</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Marigliano</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"8\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Novella</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rapini</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"9\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Andrea</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Rigamonti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"10\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Davide</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Tinti</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"11\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Valeria</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Vallone</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"12\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Angela</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Zanfardino</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"13\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Federico</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Boscari</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"14\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Simone</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Del Favero</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"15\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Silvia</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Galasso</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"16\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Giordano</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Lanzola</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"17\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Mirko</span><span class=\"nlm-surname\">Messori</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"18\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Federico</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Di Palma</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"19\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Roberto</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Visentin</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"20\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Roberta</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Calore</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"21\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Yenny</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Leal</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"22\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Lalo</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Magni</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"23\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Eleonora</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Losiouk</span></span>,<span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"24\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Daniel</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Chernavvsky</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"25\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Silvana</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Quaglini</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"26\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Claudio</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Cobelli</span></span>, <span class=\"highwire-citation-author\" data-delta=\"27\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Daniela</span> <span class=\"nlm-surname\">Bruttomesso</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div class=\"highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-journal highwire-cite-metadata\">Diabetes Care </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-date highwire-cite-metadata\">2016 Sep; </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-pages highwire-cite-metadata\">dc161073. </span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-doi highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1073\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon-position=\"\" data-hide-link-title=\"0\">http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1073</a></span></span></div>\r\n</div>','Evaluating the Experience of Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents Taking Part in an Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trial Over Multiple Days in a Diabetes Camp Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','403-revision-v1','','','2016-10-05 16:13:59','2016-10-05 16:13:59','',403,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/05/403-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(405,1,'2016-10-06 16:18:51','2016-10-06 16:18:51','<h3>By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan</h3>\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-e1475770082295-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. He asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','publish','open','open','','i-blamed-myself-a-message-to-other-t1d-parents-about-guilt-after-diagnosis','','','2016-10-06 16:18:51','2016-10-06 16:18:51','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=405',0,'post','',8),(406,1,'2016-10-06 15:46:58','2016-10-06 15:46:58','','14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n','','inherit','open','closed','','14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n','','','2016-10-06 15:46:58','2016-10-06 15:46:58','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(407,1,'2016-10-06 15:48:07','2016-10-06 15:48:07','','14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n','','inherit','open','closed','','14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n','','','2016-10-06 15:48:07','2016-10-06 15:48:07','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(408,1,'2016-10-06 15:49:14','2016-10-06 15:49:14','By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan\r\n\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most of other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. Last week, he asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 15:49:14','2016-10-06 15:49:14','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(409,1,'2016-10-06 15:57:25','2016-10-06 15:57:25','','13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n','','inherit','open','closed','','13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n','','','2016-10-06 15:57:25','2016-10-06 15:57:25','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(410,1,'2016-10-06 15:57:57','2016-10-06 15:57:57','By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan\r\n\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most of other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. Last week, he asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 15:57:57','2016-10-06 15:57:57','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(412,1,'2016-10-06 16:01:18','2016-10-06 16:01:18','<h3>By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan</h3>\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most of other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. He asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 16:01:18','2016-10-06 16:01:18','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(411,1,'2016-10-06 15:59:18','2016-10-06 15:59:18','<h3>By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan</h3>\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most of other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. Last week, he asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 15:59:18','2016-10-06 15:59:18','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(413,1,'2016-10-06 16:08:15','2016-10-06 16:08:15','<h3>By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan</h3>\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most of other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-e1475770082295-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. He asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 16:08:15','2016-10-06 16:08:15','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(414,1,'2016-10-06 16:18:51','2016-10-06 16:18:51','<h3>By Kelley Doyle Albrant, Howell, Michigan</h3>\r\nAs a parent of a child with T1D, I can say that we have experienced a lot in the last 2 years.\r\n\r\nMy son was diagnosed at age 12 like most other males with this disease. He went in for a sports physical at the pediatrician in August of 2014 and our new life began.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_409\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n-e1475770082295-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"13232959_10206655257650179_5079726360183395892_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" /> Kelley and her son Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce things settled down I went through horrible guilt. The doctors spent a lot of time with my son, husband and I to educate us on type 1 diabetes. The more we learned, the more guilt I felt. I’m a good mom, how could I not know that my child was sick? After extensive research and reading everything I could get my hands on, I could actually track his symptoms 6 months prior to his diagnosis. All that time!  How could I not know that my child was sick? I thought he was just being 12. I told myself that he was the baby of the family and that was why he whined so much. He missed assignments at school and didn’t seem to care. I spent a lot time scolding him, redirecting him, yelling at him because I was so frustrated. Then a few days would go by and we would go back to normal, he’d be completely on task, helping around the house and being the child that I always knew. I just told myself that this rollercoaster ride was puberty. It turns out this rollercoaster was a result of his undiagnosed T1D. It took me months to get over the guilt of scolding my child for something that he actually had no control over. The fact that I left him that way for months without realizing that something was really wrong made me feel very guilty.\r\n\r\nI am sure that other T1D parents may feel the same way. Just know that you are not alone. Type 1 Diabetes can linger for months without being diagnosed. It took me quite some time to realize that there were parts of my son’s story that were not so bad. First of all, he was never hospitalized for his diabetes, it was found at a routine physical. I am continually reminded at how blessed we were to have things unfold in this manner. Most cases don’t start out this way. I also found out, shortly after diagnosis, that one of my son’s best friends has a mother that was diagnosed at 10 years old. She became his number-one advocate. If I wasn’t around than she was and this afforded me a great deal of comfort. She called him daily for weeks and promised him that if he took the medications and listened to the doctor, he would feel better than he could possibly remember and she was right. As a parent of a child with T1D, it’s important to look around you for love and support for you and your child, and to remind yourself that they are going to feel better soon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-407 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"14022289_10207283643479432_7728530484927127096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" /> Kelley and Mitch[/caption]\r\n\r\nLastly, whenever my son and I have one of those terrible sugar high days when nothing seems to go well, I sit down, take a deep breath and remind myself of that Friday morning in August of 2014 when my son sat in the doctor’s office sobbing because he didn’t understand why this was happening to him. Without even thinking, I sat beside him and told him that I was always going to do my best to take care of him and that this was not going to hold him back from anything that he wanted to do in life. We may have to make adjustments but if he wants to do it, I make sure we find a way. I’ve learned to remind myself that my job was not to know that he was sick, but to make sure that my son is everything that he wants to be.\r\n\r\n<em>Update: Mitch is now 14. He is a freshman in high school. He’s in the marching band playing saxophone and will also be leading the band soon as the Scottish bagpiper. He is currently enrolled in two honors classes and will play lacrosse in the spring. Over the summer he attended band camp and went on his first mission trip with the youth at our church. He asked a girl to the homecoming dance and she said YES!</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"14463118_10207575341011688_1755766343838977377_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> Mitch and his homecoming date.[/caption]','I blamed myself: A message to other T1D parents about guilt after diagnosis','','inherit','closed','closed','','405-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 16:18:51','2016-10-06 16:18:51','',405,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/405-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(415,1,'2016-10-06 19:10:37','2016-10-06 19:10:37','','joshua_richman-2','','inherit','open','closed','','joshua_richman-2','','','2016-10-06 19:10:37','2016-10-06 19:10:37','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/joshua_richman-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(438,1,'2016-10-13 20:05:14','2016-10-13 20:05:14','','amol-headshot','','inherit','open','closed','','amol-headshot','','','2016-10-13 20:05:14','2016-10-13 20:05:14','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Amol-Headshot.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(416,1,'2016-10-06 19:13:09','2016-10-06 19:13:09','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong> has an MD and PhD in Biostatistics and is an Associate <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-415 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/joshua_richman-2-e1475781135872-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"joshua_richman-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"200\" />Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with secondary appointments in Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics. He has extensive experience with the design and analysis of pragmatic community-based clinical trials and with the analysis of large observational datasets. His other research interests include nonlinear model and risk-estimation for diabetes, cardiac events and surgical outcomes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-361 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"New Faculty\" width=\"181\" height=\"174\" />\r\n\r\nDepartment of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 19:13:09','2016-10-06 19:13:09','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(439,1,'2016-10-13 20:07:09','2016-10-13 20:07:09','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong> has an MD and PhD in Biostatistics and is an Associate <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-415 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/joshua_richman-2-e1475781135872-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"joshua_richman-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"200\" />Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with secondary appointments in Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics. He has extensive experience with the design and analysis of pragmatic community-based clinical trials and with the analysis of large observational datasets. His other research interests include nonlinear model and risk-estimation for diabetes, cardiac events and surgical outcomes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol Pavangadkar</strong> is the Director of sandbox engagement and a Senior Specialist <img class=\"wp-image-438 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Amol-Headshot-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"amol-headshot\" width=\"178\" height=\"183\" />at Michigan State University. He has produced and directed dozens of media projects, with international collaborators and federal agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include trauma response training, human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, a diabetes monitoring app and climate change communication. He is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and recently won the Faculty Impact award in his college.\r\n\r\nHe has his Bachelors in Electronics from the University of Pune, MBA in Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and an MA in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in <img class=\"wp-image-361 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"New Faculty\" width=\"181\" height=\"174\" />the\r\n\r\nDepartment of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-10-13 20:07:09','2016-10-13 20:07:09','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/13/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(417,1,'2016-10-06 19:13:40','2016-10-06 19:13:40','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong> has an MD and PhD in Biostatistics and is an Associate <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-415 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/joshua_richman-2-e1475781135872-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"joshua_richman-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"200\" />Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with secondary appointments in Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics. He has extensive experience with the design and analysis of pragmatic community-based clinical trials and with the analysis of large observational datasets. His other research interests include nonlinear model and risk-estimation for diabetes, cardiac events and surgical outcomes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-361 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"New Faculty\" width=\"181\" height=\"174\" />\r\n\r\nDepartment of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 19:13:40','2016-10-06 19:13:40','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(418,1,'2016-10-06 19:14:39','2016-10-06 19:14:39','<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=\" wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"B. Holtz Photo\" width=\"183\" height=\"187\" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.\r\n\r\nHoltz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan <img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"182\" height=\"203\" />Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood\'s main clinical research focus has been on improving the care of children with type 1 diabetes.  Many of his previous studies have involved the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children.  Since he joined the University of Michigan pediatric diabetes team in April 2013 as its clinical director, they have identified the improvement of transition from pediatric to adult care as an important clinical focus.  Dr. Wood has been working with Dr. Holtz and her team to see if using technology (app) will improve diabetes control and the transition process.\r\n\r\nDr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-323\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Julie-Dunneback-e1469710835307-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Dunneback\" width=\"167\" height=\"234\" />working in the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Sparrow Health System.\r\n\r\nDunneback\'s full time clinical focus is working with children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. She is particularly interested in how the use of technology may reduce the burden of care that families face when their child has diabetes. Use of research to help facilitate the transition from parental care of the child\'s diabetes, to the adolescent becoming independent in diabetes self-management, is especially important to her clinical role.\r\n\r\nPrevious research interests <wbr />include the use of nursing interventions to treat children\'s postoperative pain and the use of distraction to reduce pain, fear and behavioral distress in children in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.\r\n\r\nDunneback received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University.  She has been in practice for the past 36 years, caring for children in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.  She has 22 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, which includes educating parents and children about diabetes and diabetes self-care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is the Director of the Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-336 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MSU-Outside-Photo-9-2015-e1469729696569-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"MSU Outside Photo - 9-2015\" width=\"176\" height=\"222\" />and Research, the Director of Trifecta, and a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Denise Hershey</strong>, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at <img class=\"wp-image-265 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SoltowHershey_Denise-e1468251659322.jpg\" alt=\"SoltowHershey_Denise\" width=\"178\" height=\"194\" />Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nDr. Hershey’s research interest is in the area of self-management of multi-morbidities in adults, the self-management of prior existing chronic conditions and care management/coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases.\r\n\r\nHershey received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI, and her Master of Science as well as her PhD in Nursing from Michigan State University. Dr. Hershey has over 20 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner, working with patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Dr. Hershey has extensive experience educating and working with adults regarding the self-management of their chronic conditions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=\" wp-image-248 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM\" width=\"183\" height=\"190\" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nHer scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Joshua Richman</strong> has an MD and PhD in Biostatistics and is an Associate <img class=\"alignleft wp-image-415 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/joshua_richman-2-e1475781135872-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"joshua_richman-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"200\" />Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with secondary appointments in Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics. He has extensive experience with the design and analysis of pragmatic community-based clinical trials and with the analysis of large observational datasets. His other research interests include nonlinear model and risk-estimation for diabetes, cardiac events and surgical outcomes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Amol <span class=\"gD\">Pavangadkar </span></strong><span class=\"gD\">is the Director of Sandbox Engagement and a Senior Producer with <img class=\"wp-image-325 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/amol2_entry-e1469711238986-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"amol2_entry\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" />the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gD\">He has produced and directed more than 50 media projects, working with a range of international collaborators and federal and state agencies. His productions range from promotional, training, educational, and music videos and films, delivered on a broad range of platforms. Some recent projects include human trafficking awareness, PTSD training for law enforcement agencies, food systems innovations in Africa and India, accident response in India, a diabetes monitoring app for teens, mercury poisoning outreach efforts and climate change communication. Pavangadkar is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious faculty seminar fellowship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</span><strong><span class=\"gD\">\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Katharine Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in <img class=\"wp-image-361 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"New Faculty\" width=\"181\" height=\"174\" />the\r\n\r\nDepartment of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\nMurray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.\r\n\r\nMurray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> <span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1468243023517_233\">is an experience-driven software development company that is developing our app. <img class=\"wp-image-261 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-11-at-9.21.02-AM-300x300.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" />Bion Bilateral </span>crafts tailor-made apps for iPhone and Android, focused on a delightful, easy-to-use experience. In addition to the apps that run on your phones and tablets, we also write custom software that works behind the scenes making your home appliances smarter and more connected to the world around you. For more information, visit Bion Bialteral\'s website at: <a href=\"http://www.bionbilateral.com/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.bionbilateral.com/</a>','Team Biographies','','inherit','closed','closed','','17-revision-v1','','','2016-10-06 19:14:39','2016-10-06 19:14:39','',17,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2016/10/06/17-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),