Walk beside someone who's starting where you once did.
Care Mentors are trained peers — not clinicians, not coaches in the abstract. You bring your years of living with diabetes, Todai brings the training, structure, and safety layer. The Member brings the work.
A Care Mentor is the person who's already walked the path you're on — close enough to understand, trained enough to guide, never trying to play doctor.
What mentors do
The role, in plain terms.
Hold weekly 1:1 sessions
A 50-minute structured conversation with each Member — not freeform chat, not therapy.
Guide, don't prescribe
Help Members notice patterns and set their own next step. Stay in the peer-support lane.
Capture what matters
Write a short summary after each session so Members leave with something concrete.
Escalate when needed
Use the safety tools and the Todai team — you are never the last line of defense.
Beta training
Structured training, mock sessions, and team sign-off.
Before your first Member, you complete self-paced modules and two mock sessions with the team. We sign off when you're ready — not on a fixed date. This is internal beta training, not a full public certification program.
- 01Your role and boundaries
- 02Understanding diabetes in depth
- 03Building the Care Mentor–Member connection
- 04Guiding Members on their journey
- 05Core mentoring skills
- 06Using the platform and AI tools
- 07Quality and escalation
- 08Dialogue practice — test sessions
What you receive
The beta is volunteer. Here's the value exchange
Care Mentors are not paid during the beta. If and when paid mentoring opportunities are available in the future, beta mentors will be given priority consideration.
Credential
Todai Health Care Mentor beta training completion — a shareable recognition of the work you put in.
Letter
A signed letter of participation describing your role in shaping the first cohort.
Priority access
First access to future Todai Health programs, features, and Care Mentor cohorts.
Founding community
A direct line to the founding team and a small group of fellow Care Mentors.
Real impact
Your feedback shapes the platform — what stays, what changes, what comes next.
Requirements
Who the Care Mentor beta is for.
Eligibility starts with at least two years of personal experience managing diabetes. Full criteria and application microcopy live on the beta page.
- You have been actively managing diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, or other) for 2+ years
- You are based in the US or Canada and comfortable in English
- You can commit to ~3 sessions per week (50 min each) over the 8-week program
- You can complete self-paced beta and live training sessions
- You are willing to work within clear, peer-mentor boundaries — supportive, not clinical
What we look for
Beyond the checklist.
Listens first
Comfortable with silence and questions, not eager to fix.
Lived it honestly
Holds your own diabetes experience with humility — including the hard parts.
Respects boundaries
Knows the difference between peer support and clinical advice — and stays on the right side of it.
Shows up consistently
Treats every session like it matters, because for the Member, it does.
Bring your experience to someone who needs it
Apply for the Care Mentor beta. We'll walk you through training and matching from there.
Apply for the Care Mentor beta