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Transforming Diabetes Education: Inside the Friends for Life Fellows Experience

The Friends for Life Fellows program was designed to help give healthcare professionals in training some very hands-on diabetes training. These are not necessarily specific skills, but more of a “diabetes-in-the-wild” and the reality of what living with diabetes looks like for the whole family experience. This past year, I had the privilege of coordinating the Fellows program for FFL, which was a really rewarding experience. What are fellows? In general, in medicine, fellows are physicians in training who are almost attending providers – those who you call “Doctor.” For the purposes of FFL, we want to make sure it […]

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Friends for Life Orlando 2023 Recap

Friends for Life Orlando 2023 was truly out of this world! Children with Diabetes welcomed over 1,800 people to the hallways of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort for a week of friendship, education, and fun at our annual conference that focuses on providing care for those living with type 1 diabetes. From our bustling exhibit hall to educational sessions featuring some of the world’s greatest faculty in diabetes research and management, we had the greatest times making friends for life. Read our FFL Orlando 2023 recap to learn more about this extraordinary event.

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