Join others facing a new diagnosis, ask questions of healthcare providers, and learn tips and tools on how to manage and navigate life with type 1 diabetes. Questions can be submitted in advance of the presentation, as well as in real-time during the live session. To encourage an open dialogue and protect the privacy of all attendees, this session will not be recorded

Dr. Garvey is a pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School.  She enjoys seeing patients and teaching residents and fellows, and she has a special clinical interest in T1D.  In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Garvey conducts health services research, primarily focusing on improving the transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with T1D.  Dr. Garvey’s son was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 4.  In caring for her son, she now experiences firsthand the complex demands of daily diabetes management, and this has strengthened her personal and professional commitment to diabetes patient care and research.

Gretchen is a certified diabetes educator at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) where she provides education to patients and their families living with diabetes. She loves her clinical work and enjoys working on research and education on diabetes technology for patients and providers. She has been a co-author on multiple abstracts/articles about diabetes technology education and is an administrator of BCH Diabetes Program Facebook page. ​

The presentation will be given through a live virtual webinar. You will receive a link to the webinar upon registration.

RSVP required by Monday, April 27 at jdrf-ne.org/VirtualEducationApril28.

Please contact Lauren Shields in the Breakthrough T1D office at 781-426-5089 or lshields@BreakthroughT1D.org with questions or for more information.

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