Living with T1D and Social Stigmas

MISS IDAHO SIERRA SANDISON
LIVING WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AND THE SOCIAL STIGMA

Join Us for an Inspirational Conversation
on Living with T1D and Social Stigmas

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
6:30-9:30PM
Elmwood Community Center
1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT
(entrance located next to 11 Burgoyne Street)

Light dinner and refreshments served

Sandison made a name for herself when she walked across the Miss Idaho Pageant stage wearing her t:slim® Insulin Pump. It was not just the audience who noticed.

After winning the title that evening, Sandison became the focus of media outlets around the world. She was featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, National Public Radio, and in People Magazine. As a result, she started the #ShowMeYourPump Campaign to dispel any stigma of diabetes therapy.

People with diabetes around the country, especially young women, shared via social media photos of themselves wearing their insulin pumps with confidence. With the launch of her new book, Sugar Linings: Finding the Bright Side of Type 1 Diabetes, Sandison hopes to continue to send a message of hope and positivity.

Sierra’s participation is part of Tandem Diabetes Care’s Live Life in Full Color Speaker Series.

RSVP to Erin Wentzell by October 28, 2016
ewentzell@BreakthroughT1D.org | 860-321-2269

Sponsored by Tandem Diabetes Care in partnership with Breakthrough T1D.

Elmwood Community Center

Entrance located next to 11 Burgoyne Street