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10-05-2007, 02:31 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 7,970
| | | Meet & Greet 2008 - Myrtle Beach
It's finally official that the Meet & Greet for 2008 will be held in sunny Myrtle Beach, SC.
WHO: Everyone from here
WHAT: A gathering of people from Diabetes Forum to get to know people in person and have a week of fun just hanging out with other diabetics.
WHERE: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
WHEN: Sunday, June 15, 2008 - Friday, June 20, 2008
WHY: To help people put a name to a face on here and get to finally shake the hands of their fellow members.
More information will be coming in the next week on hotels and attractions in the area. Obviously the first main attraction will be that it's located on a beach. Therefore if anyone knows of any major attractions that they think as a group we should check out let me know. Also, if anyone has been there recently, found a wonderful hotel that they could highly recommend pass that on as well and I'll call and see about a group discount. I've already talked with a few and most are willing to do a group discount for a small group such as ours.
I hope to see everyone there and hope that people can take the time off of work to stop by. If you can't stay the entire trip then that's fine and just try to make it near the beginning. I hope to plan a large dinner on Monday evening. No pressure to attend, where to stay, how long to stay, or what to do. Just stop by, have some fun, shake some hands (hopefully Tony's), and let diabetes take a back seat in a sense for a week.
Please post below to let us know if you will be attending or interested in attending, how many it would be, and if you have any recommendations for the trip. All recommendations will then be looked at for feasibility and cost then brought back here if they can be made apart of the event.
__________________ Meet & Greet 2008 - Myrtle Beach (CANCELLED)
●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone.
Last edited by notme : 10-05-2007 at 06:05 PM.
Reason: date change
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10-05-2007, 05:34 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 5,319
| | | When we stay at Myrtle Beach, we stay at "Compass Cove Resort." It's oceanfront in S. Myrtle Beach, easy to find is very family friendly. It has a bar and a restaurant (which has a buffet b/fast available for a charge, of course). There's a lazy river and over 22 water attractions and an arcade.
There's a House of Blues that has some really good shows, a Margaritaville, Hard Rock Cafe, Nascar Cafe and there was a Planet Hollywood there (not sure if it's still there now) and tons of other restaurants to fit any budget. There's also a lot of shows (Dixie Stampede, Riverdance Theatre, Gatlin Bros. Theatre and several comedy shows for those who are into shows)...and lots of golf as well.
Charleston is only a 2 hr drive from Myrtle Beach and there are shuttle tours that pick up and drive back from most of the area hotels (again, for a charge). Georgetown (the ghost capital of the south) is an hour away and has a ghost story cruise in the evenings.....can you tell Myrtle Beach has been a big part of my vacations....we went there a lot as children..and try to go back every few years, just to see how the area has changed/developed.
Hopefully, hubby and I will be able to attend. Would love to see my "faceless friends" and having the ocean thrown in is an extra bonus!
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Low carb dieter, taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3  |
10-05-2007, 12:09 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,427
| | | I would normally be there but my neice is getting married in TN that weekend. I'll catch everyone sometime, I'm sure! |
10-05-2007, 12:47 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 751
| | I'm interested in attending. At this time it would just be me attending. There is so much to do in Myrtle Beach...lots of touristy attractions.
Dawn  |
10-05-2007, 01:02 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: montreal
Posts: 240
| | | Maybe ,I just look at the map, around 16 hours drive.Heard about Myrtle Beach.And i should stop to see my sister in Allentown PA.Bye Ricky
__________________  [/SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Hi my name is Richard for short Ricky .I'm from Montreal Canada .Diabetic since 1993.
Medication:humolog/humulin N/Metformin/Glyburide.
Also PARKINSON disease since 2005.  To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert
French realist novelist (1821 - 1880)
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10-05-2007, 01:06 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boston
Posts: 254
| | | they have the best Golf there!!! i go every year...but it's going to be really hot in late June!! I won't be able to make it...have fun.
Lots of places for "gentlemen" as well. Not that i would know about that....
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10-05-2007, 06:02 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 7,970
| | | DATE CHANGE
Ok, everyone. There is already one change coming. Due to a conflict of dates, I have decided to move the date of the event to June 15 till June 20.
This new date will give people that want the option to attend this event and the mini one in Vegas if they chose. If people want to do a little country hopping and attend both half the time that's fine by me. I'm open to anything as long as I get to shake some hands.
__________________ Meet & Greet 2008 - Myrtle Beach (CANCELLED)
●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
10-05-2007, 09:50 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SC
Posts: 602
| | | Wish I could go, Mrytle Beach is about 4 hours from me.
__________________ Captain Dave
Disabled Firefighter/Cheeseburger Lover   Don't hold your farts in, they'll travel up your spine and give ya crappy ideas! |
10-06-2007, 03:39 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne
Posts: 37
| | i will be coming to the USA in may 2009 till september
would love to catch up
i will be at a summer camp |
10-06-2007, 05:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenessee
Posts: 1,323
| | | Sounds fun, don't know if I could get away a whole week, Myrtle Beach I think is about six hours away maybe I can go for a couple of days, but Sun-Fri, leaves less options now if it was from Fri-till whenever yea a three day weekend would be cool....
I will see what I can do, but I am definately gonna put this as a definate yes, atleast for 2 days.........
Cheryl
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Aug 07 A1c 6.5 
Pumper 522 with Humalog
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10-06-2007, 06:27 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 7,970
| | | Chery, you can come down anytime you want and stay as long as you want. If you wanted you could come down Friday and stay till Monday and that would be fine. The only reason I'm not making any Friday or Saturday nights as official dates is because hotels cost more and I want this to be as affordable as possible to all.
My current plan right now just so everyone knows is on Monday the 16th to have a large group dinner somewhere. I'm hoping to keep it somewhere simple that has a large variety of food so everyone can find something they like.
I'm still trying to debate on when I want to drive down and drive back. Most likely I'll drive down on Sunday (it's an 11 hour drive for me) and be arriving late Sunday evening. Then I'll be leaving to come back home Friday morning. So I'll be down there for four full days.
__________________ Meet & Greet 2008 - Myrtle Beach (CANCELLED)
●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
10-06-2007, 09:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenessee
Posts: 1,323
| | | Yea, I was thinking for myself, to stay from Friday night till Tuesday morning or what have you.....so I only have to take two days off and so does hubby or we might go all out till Wed.....who knows but I get what your saying yea, it can get pricey that time of year.....
Just keep us updated...
cheryl
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Remember to take care of you. Do something good for yourself? Laugh, have fun, LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!!!!!!!
Aug 07 A1c 6.5
Pumper 522 with Humalog
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12-06-2007, 06:11 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 158
| | | i am in at least for a couple of days- the knowledge that can be gained from each other is worth the cost alone...I am about 3 hrs from Myrtle Beach |
01-31-2008, 04:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OhiO
Posts: 97
| | | Yeah, I'd really like to go, but my mom doesn't want me to. Why...I don't know. But yeah, I guess have funnnn, and maybe I'll see you there if I can get her to change her mind.
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nicole<33
type 1 diabetic since 1-24-99
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01-31-2008, 06:38 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,815
| | | Somehow I missed the original posting of this announcement. Myrtle Beach does sound like a great spot. I am going to try to make it. I'll give a more definitive answer after I find a new job...
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