We Care2
"We Care 2" is a signature program of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi that sends a DFM representative or volunteer into the hospital setting to visit a newly diagnosed child and his/her family. The program’s goal is to connect families with an ongoing support system and resource network for managing the health of their child. Trained staff and volunteers visit the family in the hospital and provide both comfort and information to guide them through the months of transition into a life of healthy diabetes management.
The DFM provides the family with a colorful tote filled with age-appropriate information about diabetes for the child/teenager and the parents/caregivers. Also included in the bags are books for the entire family, a blood glucose meter and extra strips, visual aids for quick identification of high and low blood-glucose emergencies, nutrition information, school/ daycare medical plans and a huggable stuffed DFM mascot named "Sugar." Each of the bags is assembled individually, based on the family’s specific needs and depending on whether the child was diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi also provides emergency assistance to families without insurance. If a family does not have insurance and is waiting for CHIP or Medicaid, the DFM will provide insulin, oral medication and other diabetes-related supplies to the newly diagnosed child free of charge.
Permission Form (MS Word Document)
