I then really began to poke around the website and I found out about a conference they have in Tampa, Fl in May, I live three hours away from Tampa. I called my mom and asked her if she thought it was a good idea to go. She told me "Yes!" I watched a ton of videos of the conferences and it actually looks really fun. This opportunity I am getting will give me a chance to not only meet other people with type 1 diabetes, but to learn about the research from those who are researching and to also get up close and personal with the new technology that is being worked on. :)
Dun Dun Dun........... my boyfriend and I are going to the conference May 22 through May 24. 
The conference is only $90 per person, but that includes food, the hotel, and the activities. Since registered as two of the first 150 people we also get a free dinner cruise! I am so excited I can not contain myself. Below is the schedule they have for our visit!
STUDENTS WITH DIABETES NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Friday, May 22, 2014
12:00 – 05:00 pm Check-in and Registration
05:30 – 06:30 pm Conference Kick-Off
06:30 – 07:30 pm Dinner
07:30 – 09:00 pm Motivation/Keynote Speaker
09:00 – 11:00 pm Social Event
Saturday, May 23, 2014
07:00 – 09:00 am Breakfast
07:30 – 08:15 am Zumba (optional)
09:00 – 10:00 am General Session
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 12:00 am Break-out Sessions
* Type 3 Session
* Body Image Session
* Money Advocacy Session
* Pregnancy/Intimacy Session
* Drinking and Diabetes Session
* Body Image Session
* Money Advocacy Session
* Pregnancy/Intimacy Session
* Drinking and Diabetes Session
12:30 – 01:30 pm Lunch and Vendor Fair
01:30 – 02:30 pm Research Session
02:30 – 03:30 pm Research Session
03:30 – 04:00 pm General Session
04:00 – 05:00 pm Break
05:00 – 06:00 pm Transport to Special Event
06:00 – 09:00 pm Special Event
09:00 – 09:40 pm Transport to Hotel
Sunday, May 24, 2014
* Store Luggage in the Ballroom
07:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30 am Exercise (optional)
09:00 – 10:00 am Speaker
10:00 – 11:00 am Speaker
11:00 – 12:00 pm Speaker
12:00 pm Check-out
Now I have something to look forward to when school ends and as I start my summer. A mini vacation and the chance to connect with other people like me, and a chance for my boyfriend to see that there is a community of people with diabetes. I am really hopefully that I can take useful information from this conference, and bring it to my community. I know there has to be more people with diabetes in and around my community that are waiting for others with diabetes to pop up. I hope that I can make some life long friends from this upcoming experience. We will just have to wait and see.
Time to go eat lunch, then after work I have class, because I am a full time student, going for Nursing! (Just in case you were wondering)
P.S. Thanks for being here with me <3
