Experts

Bobbitt, Roy, Director of Programs and Services, Central Ohio Diabetes Association, 1100 Dennison Ave., Columbus, O.H. USA 43201, (614)-395-3749.

As the Director of Programs and Services for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association Roy works with people who have Type 2 diabetes everyday. Roy coordinates and plans events put on by the association. He also sets up booths at numerous local events to do free blood sugar level screenings and advises those with high blood sugar levels to be checked by a physician. Roy is in charge of the Association’s most important feature and that is providing services to the members of the community that have diabetes.


Tenderich L. Amy, Author, Diabetesmine.com, San Francisco, Ca. 94102, info@diabetesmine.com.

Tenderich is a mother, freelance writer, and author of one of the most published blogs on diabetes. The blog is entitled Diabetes Mine and it offers straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes. Her work has been featured in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Medscape(webMD), Fox News, Health Nation, and many others. An interview with her would be useful in understanding not only what it is like to live with diabetes, but also what it is like to discuss the disease in front of thousands of people.


Shafer, Sherri, Diabetes Educator, UCSF Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, C.A., 94102, 1-(888)689-UCSF.

Shafer is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who has been counseling patients at the UCSF Medical Center for 16 years. She is also the author of “Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program.” She knows everything there is to know about the disease from diagnosis, to nutrition, to exercise, and to challenges. Her book focuses on Nutritional Management of Diabetes as well as general knowledge of the disease.


Albright, Ann, President, Health Care and Education, American Diabetes Association, Atlanta, G.A., 1-800-342-2383.

Albright is the president of the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes. She is also the Director, Division of Diabetes Translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Albright earned her Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at California State University, Sacramento, and her Doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from Ohio State University. Albright's knowledge of diabetes would be helpful for any reporter doing a story on diabetes.

Roszler, Janis, 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year, http://www.dearjanis.com/, janis@dearjanis.com.

Roszler is dietitian, diabetes educator, insulin pump trainer, columnist, radio host, and health media producer. She has written 3 books on diabetes and was recently named the 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year. She focuses mainly on Healthy Living, Diet/Nutrition, and Fitness. She also releases a weekly newsletter with recipes, helpful hints and advice, radio show updates, information about the latest herbs and supplements, research updates, and a question of the week. Roszler's knowledge of nutrition as well as fitness and healthy living would be useful to any reporter.