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Welcome and thank you for visiting the NNM Diabetes Support Group website. As the parent of a child with type 1 diabetes in Northern New Mexico, I know there must be many, many other people like me who need and want support. My hope is to give a voice to a large territory with many families who are touched in some way by diabetes, to provide an avenue of communication with all of them, and a way to create a support network to serve the needs of these families. 

Be the change you want to see. - Ghandi"

 

The Goals

• To have regular monthly support group meetings or get-togethers so that the children can be around other children who are "just like them," and so that parents can be around other parents who have to deal with the same issues
• To have bi-monthly fun events that families with children with diabetes can participate in together
• To have bi-monthly educational events that families with children with diabetes can participate in. I'd like to find sponsors for educational topics such as really understanding nutrition (carbs, fats, proteins, sugars), cooking for children with diabetes, inspiring children to make healthy food choices, and maybe even learning about blood sugar support through natural modalities including food
• To get a group going and invite the ADA and JDRF to help us be more active in Northern New Mexico
• And some day in the future create the opportunity for the ADA to sponsor a 2-week day camp in Northern New Mexico in the summer for our kids to attend.

Comments? Please email us nnmdiabetes@yahoo.com

Discussion

Sharing with others who know what it's like to have a child with diabetes is a great relief. Just sharing the woes and the funny episodes of helping our children cope with the life altering diagnosis of diabetes relieves the pressure of having to deal with it on our own. My goal is offer as many venues for discussion as possible:

• Join us for our monthly Diabetes Support Group Meeting. Click here for information and directions to the next meeting.
• Join the online discussion group: Go to www.yahoo.com. On the left side of the page, click on GROUPS. IN the search box, type in NNMDIABETES. Click on join. Once you have joined, email the group using the following address.  nnmdiabetes@yahoogroups.com

Future ideas/plans

• Expand the website and link to resources and networks for families living with diabetes
• Create a regular newsletter online and discussion area