Teen Diabetes Chats Online -- JDRF volunteer launches website

[JDRF-Team-LRS]

We have had a few questions about the creation of a safe Teens with Diabetes Chat area, and I'm delighted to share a new resource from the JDRF volunteer community.

This site was just launched:
http://www.diabetesteentalk.com/  

It has LOTS of interesting information and a continuation of chats that were formerly hosted at Diabetesstation.com. Two upcoming guest chats you might want to catch are:

January 24th - Multiple Daily Injections vs. The Pump with Gary Scheiner, CDE.

February 27th - Psychological Effects with Wendy Satin Rapaport

I hope that all our teen readers will check out this site!  I sure would've loved to have something like this when I was teen.

JDRF-Team-LRS

[katelyn13]

hey peoples!!!
  well, im 13 and have diabetes type one. iv had it for 5 and a half years.i joined because iv never met anyone else who has diabetes,i asked my doctor and she sent me here!!!

[dibeticteen14]

hi im haley i was diagnosed with tipe one at 13 and ill be 15 in aug,its been almost two years. i live in a very small town and dont no any one one with tipe one i no other grls my age have it but i dont no anyone ive meet a few ppl when i was in the hospitol one of the times i wont to meet some other ppl with it. its hard cuz i ust to play all kinds of sports but was forsed to quit.so any one out there

[Beth23]

i just signed up cause i thought this looked awesom. i've been stuck with diabetes for like 8 1/2 years and i love sports so it's a real pain in the butt

[Crystal_7]

Hello There, My name i Crystal,
I was diagnosed with Diabetes type one at age 15, im now 17, had it for 2 years and still have trouble keepin it regulated sometimes. But i live in this little town and theres only me and two other diabetics who i dont know who go to my school.  so i honestly dont kow any one who has type one like me, considering the fact no one inmy family has it. so i juss tink it would be AWESOME if i could chat with some kids who are my age and have it:)
             Any One down?????

[karaluvsomnipod]

hey

[karaluvsomnipod]

hey everyone im kara i was diagnosed 7 years ago and im doing a project on diabetes this year and wanted to take a survey. if you guys can help that would be great please reply back :)

[JDRF-Team-BL]

This is a great idea as it will help diabetics see that they are not alone with their disease and may help some keep on better track taking care of the disease. i am a type1 diabetic who became diabetic at age 21 and have had it for 33 years now and am still learning new things about diabetes. Good luck,bret