Sat, April 8, 2017
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Halo Studios, 45 Grove Street, New Canaan
Come to join Fitscript for their Women and Diabetes Day. At Fitscript they recognize that women experience different struggles when living with or being the caretaker of a child with diabetes. During the event they will discuss and educate about these common struggles while highlighting positive role models in the diabetes community. You may go to all or part of the event and there is no fee to attend.
Agenda:
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Registration
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Welcome and Keynote
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sessions 1 & 2
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Sesssions 3 & 4
2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Exercise Session using Glucosezone Programming/Methodology
4:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Program Wrap-up and Network Cocktail Hour
HOPE DISPENSARY DRIVE:
We will be collecting donations for the Hope Dispensary located in Bridgeport, CT. The Hope Dispensary’s mission is “to create a healthier community through increased access to affordable medication for a population in need.” Please join Fitscript with this mission by donating alcohol wipes, small hand sanitizers, pocket tissues, nail files, nail clippers and pill boxes for those in need with Diabetes on the day of the event. Your donations are greatly appreciated. For more information regarding the Hope Dispensary please visit their website at http://www.hopedispensarybridgeport.org/.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please remember to bring your glucometer, comfortable clothes and footwear to exercise in. There are locker rooms and showers located within the facility and there is time allotted in the schedule for changing prior to the exercise session. Snacks and juice will be available throughout the day.
Please notify us if you have any dietary restrictions we should be aware of. Email to [email protected].
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Karin Hehenberger, MD, PhD
Founder of Lyfebulb, Health and Wellness expert, Living with Type 1 Diabetes
Diane Sheehan, APRN
FNP at Bridgeport Hospital, Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Liz Sacco
Founder of Diabetic Dabs, Mother of Child with Type 1