Kennedy Senior High School

Type One Nation

JDRF Minnesota Chapter

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Kennedy Senior High School

Bloomington MN

9:00Registration Opens

Visit vendors

10:00Gary Scheiner MS, CDE – Keynote Speaker**

The Evolution of Diabetes Care – You’ll be Amazed at How Far We’ve Come!

For those who think we’ve failed because we still don’t have a “cure,” think again! Enjoy an amusing (and humbling) tour of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed in the treatment of type one diabetes, complete with “show and tell.”

Bio: Gary Scheiner is owner and Clinical Director of Integrated Diabetes Services (

a practice specializing in intensive insulin therapy and advanced education for children and adults.

Gary is a Masters-level exercise physiologist. He has been a Certified Diabetes Educator for 20 years and has had type one diabetes for 30 years. Gary was named 2014 Diabetes Educator of the Year by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has written six books, including the best-selling “Think Like A Pancreas-A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes With Insulin.” He lectures nationally and internationally for people with diabetes as well as professionals in the healthcare industry.

Gary has been happily married for 26 years and has four kids. A fitness fanatic, he enjoys playing basketball, running, cycling and cheering on his Philadelphia sports teams.

10:45-11:00Break - Visit Vendors

11:00-11:45Breakout Session 1 – choose one to attend

1. Racing to the Finish Line – Hear Jay’s motivational program “Finish Line Vision,” where he encourages people to reach their own personal finish line.

Presenter: Jay Hewitt, Ironman Triathlete

Bio: Jay Hewitt was diagnosed with T1D while studying law at the University of South Carolina in 1991. Determined not to let diabetes hold him back, Jay became an elite Ironman triathlete and three-time member of the U.S. National Team for Long Distance Triathlon. He is the only athlete with T1D to qualify for the U.S. National Triathlon Team.

Today, Hewitt is a motivational speaker who travels across the country delivering the message that diabetes does not have to hold you back. Jay is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of properly managing blood glucose levels and demonstrating that diabetes can be successfully integrated into your life and ambitions.

1. How do we find and remove the T cells that cause diabetes?

Presenter: Brian T. Fife, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota.

Dr. Brian Fife and his team have developed novel biomarker reagents that they can use to screen T1D and at-risk patients’ blood to identify self-reactive and diabetes relevant T lymphocytes. In layman’s terms, Dr. Fife will explain his research and progress happening right in our backyard at the U of MN.

Bio: Dr. Fife is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and member of the Center for Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Fife joined the faculty at Minnesota in 2008 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Diabetes Center in the Department of Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey Bluestone. Prior to his work in San Francisco, Dr. Fife received his Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. Dr. Fife received his B.S. in Biotechnology from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, and worked at 3M corporation following graduation from UWRF. Dr. Fife is a native Minnesotan and graduated from Anoka High School.

Dr. Fife has dedicated his academic research life to studying autoimmune diabetes, specifically the breakdown of tolerance to understand disease pathogenesis so he can develop a cure for this devastating disease.

1. Living well with type one diabetes during childhood and adolescence: Why, How and What's Next

Presenter: Dr. Jennifer McVean, Pediatric Endocrinologist at U of MN

Dr. McVean will explain the medical reasoning behind tight control and A1C targets, review developmental stages (infancy, toddler, preschool and elementary, early adolescence and late adolescence) and discuss type one diabetes management priorities and family issues during these stages. She will also present a brief discussion of research/emerging technology.

Bio: Dr. McVean grew up in the Twin Cities and appreciates all of the wonderful people and opportunities that abound here. After finishing medical school at the University of Minnesota in 2002, she spent twelve years in training and practice in Colorado and Wisconsin prior to returning to Minnesota in 2014. Her professional experience with type one diabetes is enhanced by her personal experience, as she was diagnosed with T1D at age 11. Dr. McVean values the contributions of the patient and family, the medical team, the school, and countless others to help all of us with T1D live well. It takes a village!

Dr. McVean enjoys her days away from work with her husband and children (8, 5 and 2). They love to be outside: boating, swimming, biking, playing hockey, and shoveling the driveway! Dr. McVean is employed by the University of Minnesota Physicians and sees patients in Maple Grove.

11:45-12:00 Break-Visit Vendors

Pick-up kids for lunch

12:00–1:00Lunch

JDRF Research Update

1:00-1:15Break-Visit Vendors

Return kids to Kids Kamp

1:15-2:00Breakout Session 2 – choose one to attend

1. Making Sense of Sensors

Research has shown that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can improve glucose control and quality of life for people with diabetes, yet many are challenged to make effective use of this innovative technology. This program focuses on the practical aspects of CGM: overcoming their shortcomings, using CGM alerts & trending information to improve control and enhance safety in real-time, and performing analysis of CGM data to make adjustments to one’s therapy.

Presenter: Gary Scheiner MS, CDE

1. Diabetes in Schools – Panel Discussion

Presenters: Heather Lage, CDE at Fairview, and parent of a child with T1D

Michele Wackman, School Psychologist, and parent of a child with T1D

Panel discussion on how to successfully navigate diabetes in school.

1. Managing Diabetes for Athletes (including endurance sports)

Presenter: Jay Hewitt

Jay has competed in 14 Ironman triathlons, 20 half Ironman triathlons, and eight individual marathons,

and is a three-time finisher of the Boston Marathon. He will share is experience and perspective on competing while living with T1D, and how diabetes should not hold you back.

** Gary Scheiner will have the following books available for purchase and to have autographed:

Until There Is a Cure: The Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Self-Care, the most up-to-date information and analysis on groundbreaking developments in the world of diabetes. Scheiner’s commentary is founded not only in his professional experiences and expertise as an educator, but also in over 25 years of successfully managing his own type 1 diabetes.

In the 2nd edition of Think Like a Pancreas, Gary discusses day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring; measuring and matching insulin to carbohydrate intake; the pluses and minuses of different insulin-delivery methods; hypoglycemia; exercise; the impact of emotions, stress, and illness; and the dozens of other issues that everyone taking insulin needs to master.