Elizabeth Zabell Edelman, co-founder of Diabetes Daily, tells us where she found her love for food and shares a great recipe for Labor Day: Mahi Mahi and Pineapple Skewers with Tomatillo Salsa.

For Amanda Mezer, being a college student with type 1 diabetes hasn’t been an easy journey, but she doesn’t let the challenges stop her from achieving her goals and leaving a lasting legacy at her university.

While many teachers have spent the last few weeks creating lesson plans, name tags and seating charts, the exciting part is just beginning – meeting the class that is! Kendel Srader, a 5th grade teacher, was gracious enough to share her experience and advice for planning and preparing for students living with diabetes.

We had the pleasure of chatting with Lorraine Sisto’s son, Caleb, a funny and intelligent 9-year-old who also has type 1 diabetes. Follow along as he shares with us what it’s like to be a young student with diabetes and why he doesn’t find it challenging.

As we discussed last year, back to school preparations are a lot to handle for any parent, but when you’re the parent of a child with diabetes, preparation can include so much more. This year, we were fortunate enough to get a first-hand perspective from mom Lorraine Sisto about the importance of preparing faculty, your child and even yourself before school is in session.

Michelle Litchman is a nurse practitioner and a dynamic voice in the diabetes online community. From conducting Diabetes Mixers to representing nurse practitioners at Sanofi’s Partners in Patient Health Forum, Michelle is a diabetes advocate and catalyst for change. She shares her start in nursing, passion for the diabetes online community and her PhD research on how online participation impacts patient care.

The Women’s National Basketball Association’s Chicago Sky Head Coach, Pokey Chatman, discusses her love for basketball and shares her personal connection to diabetes.

A1C Champion, Scott Simmons, is a pharmacist who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 30. Read how he has learned to live with diabetes as he shares his message about no limitations.

Twenty-four cyclists rode their bikes 250 miles from the JDRF world headquarters in New York City to just outside of Washington, DC in the very first Hope on 2 Wheels ride on June 23. Mike Chadwick, co-founder of the event, discusses the ride that benefited the JDRF Ride to Cure and furthered awareness of diabetes.

Here’s a list of this month’s diabetes-related events. Know of any upcoming events? Feel free to submit them using the link at the bottom of the calendar widget, and we’ll review them and do our best to get them on the calendar.