SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION
JDRF offers a host of complimentary support group meetings for friends and family members. Click on the links below for more information:
WEST MICHIGAN CITY SPECIFIC SUPPORT INFORMATION
Grand Rapids Family Group
Contact: Katie Clark (clarkkat@gmail.com)
Meeting periodically.
At the home of volunteers Steve & Katie Clark (Grandville)
Email clarkkat@gmail.com for address/directions
Entire family is welcome!
Name of Group: More Than Numbers - for people that have or know someone with type 1or type 2 diabetes.
When: We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6PM-8PM at MMPC Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology in the 3rd floor conference room.
Where: The address is 4069 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
More Info: Dinner is provided by Lantus so RSVP's are requested so we have a dinner count. We try to have a speaker every month (if you have any contacts for speakers let me know). This month (Jan 20) we are having a podiatrist.
Contact Person: Rachel O'Callaghan jrocallaghan@sbcglobal.net
Facebook: We have a Facebook group
Contact: Susan Rease (269.924.7589)
Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at Caribou Coffee, Battle Creek
Bring the whole family; Caribou Coffee has games for kids!
Click here for complete details
Meeting the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7PM - 9PM in St. Joseph, MI. Click here for complete details.
Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Support Group: Meets in the daytime(odd months, 2nd Friday 10:30am-noon); Nov. 9th it will be at Spectrum Health-Marywood. We also have an evening support group- usually the 3rd Wednesday at 7pm-8:30pm at Kent Community Hospital. If you have any questions or want to get on the mailing lists (daytime, evening), please call Pat O'Neill, RD,CDE (616)391-9897. If you plan on attending a meeting, please call to confirm the time and location.
Contact: Kristy Huber 616 875-3060 or kristyhuber3060@msn.com
When: 2nd Monday of the month (September - May) from 7-8:00 p.m.
Where: Holland Hospital
Meeting periodically
For info contact - Michell Goetz Grahl / phone - 231-932-0173 / e-mail mtg@bellatlantic.net
Come meet with other families with Type 1 diabetes.
Share support, survival strategies, nutrition advice.
Windee Wagner (269) 649-1777 or mwzlwagner@juno.com
When: 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Bronson Gilmore Center Kalamazoo class room #1
Melissa Sroka (231) 893-6333 or Sharon Parker (231) 894-4094
Contact Melissa or Sharon for details about support meetings in Muskegon.
PAK Diabetes Support Group is held at:
New Beginnings Church
605 Meade Street
Saginaw, MI 48602
Meetings will be help on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm.
There will be activities for the children, separate of the adults meeting.
Please call 989-607-2819 or 803-553-8805 for more details.
You may also email Courtney at: well_ptl@yahoo.com .
GENERAL SUPPORT INFORMATION
(www.diabetesteentalk.com)
Upcoming chats include:
• July 9 – Teen Talk Chat, 8pm EST/5pm PST
• July 26 – Teen Talk Chat, 8 pm EST/5pm PST
If you are a newly diagnosed family and have not yet received a Bag of Hope, please click here to fill out the Bag of Hope registration form. The Bag of Hope is a free canvas tote bag filled with a comprehensive collection of educational, comfort and support material for children ages newborn to 11 as well as materials for the adult caregiver.
Children with Diabetes Web Site
"Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed," click here for more information (pdf format)
This is your email connection to support, and to receive info about events in the Grand Rapids area.
WEST MICHIGAN ACTIVITY INFORMATION
A fun gathering for kids with diabetes and their families. This meets periodically and comes up with fun ways to get together. They have done hay rides, movies and more! Don’t miss out! For activity information, be sure to subscribe to JDRF Family Connections by clicking the "Join Family Connections" button above!!
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