Diabetes Education Classes

All classes are held in the Pediatric Diabetes Education classrooms (Taubman Center Rm. 2386 & 2387). 

Check the Clinical Programs page for a list of classes and descriptions.

DYS T-Shirt Design Contest

Pump up your creativity and design a t-shirt for DYS to promote Diabetes Awareness Month this November! The shirts will be sold to raise money for DYS. The design will go on the front of our t-shirts and the contest is open to youth no older than 18 who live with type 1 diabetes in our 34 county service area. The winning design will be chosen by several DYS board members and the winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card along with a free t-shirt. All entries must be received by Friday, September 11. Designs should be emailed to Morgan@dys4kids.org or if hand drawn, dropped off or mailed to the DYS office. If you choose to hand draw a design do not fold it. Check out the t-shirt contest rules and the official entry form on DYS' website.

DYS Scavanger Hunt

Looking for a fun activity that your whole family can enjoy? Gather your family together and join DYS for a family fun virtual scavenger hunt Saturday, September 19 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM! We have put together gift baskets and Amazon gift cards for the top four winning families. We will have many different rounds with the items getting harder and the points getting higher for some great competition. This is a fun opportunity to do an exciting activity with other families who are living with type 1 diabetes.

Register today on DYS' website or by calling the office at 419-291-1234. 

Conversations with a Food Allergy Counselor

Food allergy adds another dimension to living and working through a pandemic. If you're feeling frazzled, overwhelmed or frustrated, you've come to the right place!  Spend a soothing hour with Kim to learn new techniques for managing anxiety, stress, anger, and other difficult emotions.  Tune in with your kids and gain skills that people of all ages can apply today.

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The next webinar topic is "Who's Stressed? Immediate coping tools for school/work/life during the pandemic" and will be hosted on September 17th.

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You can find more information and registration information on the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center's website.

2020 JDRF One Walk on Wheels

Join JDRF and our local T1D communities as we walk to turn Type One into Type None! Each year, JDRF One Walk brings together more than 900,000 people across the country to change the future for everyone living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This fun, family–friendly event gives people with T1D, their loved ones, companies and the local community the opportunity to come together, create change and positively impact lives of those living with T1D.

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This year we have changed the format of the walk to a car processional to accommodate social distancing. Join us to make it safer and easier to live with this disease, until we create a world without T1D. 

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Dates & Locations

Sunday, October 4 - Ann Arbor, MI - Concordia University

Sunday, October 11 - Detroit, MI - Milliken State Park

Saturday, October 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Millennium State Park

Saturday, October 24 - Okemos, MI - Delta Dental Campus

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Registration begins at 9:00 AM

Event beings at 10:00 AM

MSU Extension Programs

The Michigan State University Extension offers in-person activities on topics including parenting, money matters, health, and more. Visit the MSU Extension website and enter your county to discover programs, workshops, and webinars available in your area!

Online - Extension Extras Parenting Hour
This FREE online series of parenting workshops will provide guidance for parents of young children as they navigate the challenges and concerns of parenting. Participants may register for as few or as many workshops as they wish.