Read below for information on our new community programs and how to register!
We hope to see you there as we build our amazing community even stronger and continue to offer support to members of the T1D community.
Current Community Programs (please see below for details):
Parent/Guardian Support Group
T1D Adult Support Group
Beer and Basals
Insulliance Buddy Program
Brave Buddies Online Parent Support Group
Skating Community Day – December 9th (Bay Area & Sacramento, CA)
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Skating Community Day – December 9th (Bay Area & Sacramento, CA)
Have you been missing your T1D community? Join us for our upcoming Community Skating Day! Experience the magic of skating while celebrating our strengths, resilience, and the thriving spirit of the type 1 diabetes community. This is a fun day meant to bring families together to connect with new friends and old.This event is open to anyone living with diabetes and their friends/family.
⛸️ Bay Area Ice Skating Event
Date: December 9th
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Dublin Ice Rink, 7212 San Ramon Rd. Dublin, CA 94568
Price: $10 Admission, $5 Skates. You can purchase your tickets the day of at the rink.
RSVP: Please RSVP with philips@dyf.org so we know how many people to expect.
(This is not a drop off event, therefore any child must be accompanied by an adult.)
🛼 Sacramento Roller Rink Event In collaboration with NorCal Diabetes
Date: December 9th
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: The Rink, 2900 Bradshaw Rd, Sacramento, CA 95827
Price: $12.00 Admission, $5 Skate Rental, $7 Rollerblade Rental. You can purchase your tickets the day of at the rink.
RSVP: Please RSVP with ramirez@dyf.org so we know how many people to expect.
(This is not a drop off event, therefore any child must be accompanied by an adult.)
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Parent/Guardian Support Group
Having a child with diabetes can be hard, and our community can help with some of the heavy lifting. Parents and guardians of a child with type 1 diabetes can join us the second Tuesday of every other month at 7pm starting April 11th. We will be discussing various topics each meeting based on the interests of our participants. This is a safe place for you to discuss challenges you are facing, see how others are dealing with similar challenges, get support, and build your community. Please email me with questions or topic suggestions you have philips@dyf.org.
Where: This virtual event will be held on Zoom, please register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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T1D Adult Support Group
Adults ages 18 and up with type I diabetes are invited to join DYF for a support group with others who understand the highs and lows of T1D. Bring questions, ideas, stories, and tips to share!
The meetings will be taking place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM PST via Zoom.
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Join us for an in-person meet-up for adults ages 18 and up with type 1 diabetes on the 1st Tuesday of each month!
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Update for next meetings:
NOV 14th: Kingfisher, from 7-9:30
5227 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
At this time the event is only open to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Send an email to Julia Philips to RSVP.
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In partnership with the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, Insulliance is a peer buddy program for youth and young adults with T1D ages 12-26. Submit an application and we will pair you with a similar aged person with T1D with interests like yours. We’ll kick off each quarter with a virtual onboarding session for new buddy pairs and we plan on having in-person meet ups several times a year in the San Francisco Bay Area. In between meet-ups, buddies can hang out and communicate as frequently as they’d like. Parents of buddies may also find great support in getting to know another family experiencing similar challenges with T1D.
Our first virtual kick-off session is planned for April 6th & a mentor program is also coming soon!
Applications can be submitted by filling out one of the forms below and sending it to philips@dyf.org.
Sign-Up Forms:
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Brave Buddies is an online support group for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. While most members primarily live in the San Francisco Bay Area (including South Bay, East Bay, North Bay/Marin, East Bay/Sacramento, Santa Cruz, and surrounding areas), the group is open to parents in any geographic region.
The focus on Brave Buddies is sharing practical information related to our day-to-day lives with T1D. We try to keep email on-topic so that the list remains useful. Typical topics could include how to handle school, 504 accommodations, managing sports, useful products, research studies, pumps and CGMs, and diabetes supplies.
Through Brave Buddies and DYF, you will have the opportunity to connect with other parents and families.