20240612 Living Better with Diabetes–Food Shopping and Nutrition Labels Originally Broadcasted June 12, 2024, on ACB Media 6 Carolyn Ramondo from Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center shared suggestions for how to deal with all the information provided when we are food shopping. Nutrition labels can be overwhelming, do we look at salt or sugar, what … Read more
20240508 Living Better with Diabetes Originally Broadcasted May 8, 2024, on ACB Media 5 Scott Thornhill is ACB’s new Executive Director. We felt that it was important for members of ACB-Diabetics in Action to have the chance to meet Scott and question him about his plans for ACB. Scott grew up in North Carolina, … Read more
20240410 Improving Health Information Accessibility for People with Sensory Disabilities. Originally Broadcasted April 10, 2024, on ACB Media 5 Tyler James is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on improving healthcare access for people who are deaf, blind, and Deafblind. He presented about a community-engaged research study focused on … Read more
20240313 Living Better with Diabetes–Practical Information About Diabetes Related Complications Originally Broadcasted March 13, 2024, on ACB Media 5 Participants joined us to learn more about diabetes-related complications and ways to prevent them. Caroline Meehan and Alexandra Agasar are registered dietitians and diabetes educators from Penn Medicine who presented on this topic with a … Read more
20240214 Living Better with Diabetes–Loving Our Body, Loving Our Budget Originally Broadcasted February 14, 2024, on ACB Media 5 This empowering workshop was designed to equip diabetics with vision loss with practical skills to effectively manage their health without compromising their financial well-being. In this inclusive and supportive environment, participants gained insights into budget-friendly … Read more
20240110 Living Better with Diabetes-The Braille Institute and You Originally Broadcasted January 10, 2024, on ACB Media 5 Julie Slusher of the Braille Institute was our guest speaker. Julie is an Outreach and Independent Living Skills Instructor at the Braille Institute in Laguna Hills, California. She shared about opportunities available through the Braille Institute. Participants joined … Read more
20231213 ACBDA-Living Better with Diabetes–Diabetes Holiday Guide- Ten Tips for Success Originally Broadcasted December 13, 2023, on ACB Media 5 Holidays are complicated. On the one hand, we may be excited to travel, connect with family and friends and eat fantastic holiday meals. On the other hand, traveling, holiday foods and family dynamics can … Read more
20231108 ACBDA-Living Better with Diabetes Originally Broadcasted November 8, 2023, on ACB Media 5 Participants joined us to hear from our own Herbie Allen who shared about making healthy meals and how to make substitutions in recipes to raise the “good” quality of what we eat. There was time for questions and answers. Attendees … Read more
20231011 ACBDA-Living Better with Diabetes Originally Broadcasted October 11, 2023, on ACB Media 5 Intimacy by the numbers: participants joined ACB Diabetics in Action as we touched on a sensitive topic important to everyone. People often ignore people with disabilities (people who are blind), treat them as children, or take advantage. How does any of … Read more
20230913 ACBDA-Living Better with Diabetes– Braille Institute Originally Broadcasted September 13, 2023, on ACB Media 5 Julie Slusher of the Braille Institute was our guest speaker. Julie is an Outreach and Independent Living Skills Instructor at the Braille Institute in Laguna Hills, California. She shared about opportunities available through the Braille Institute. Participants joined … Read more