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For Life with less Pain in Croatia
3 Aug 2018, 2:27 p.m. in Global Stories by Maja Vuković
Our initiative had no funding and we used social media to communicate effectively. We achieved our goal thanks to the persistence of people living with diabetes coming together to make a change! Read more
A Parent's Perspective on Struggling with Insulin Costs
31 Jul 2018, 9:33 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by Dianne Saltzman
I am not insulin dependent. My daughter Hattie has type 1 diabetes, and shares her story of using another person’s insulin. She lives with the condition day in and day out, but I – like so many others – live under the strain of the financial and emotional turmoil caused by the essential need for my family to get and afford insulin. Read more
Nicole Smith-Holt Statement on Eli Lilly Helpline Announcement
13 Jul 2018, 4:02 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by Nicole Smith-Holt
I vow to continue to fight for the rights and lives of all people with diabetes. I am doing all this in honor of my son, Alec Raeshawn Smith. I invite Lilly to work with me and non-industry funded organizations like T1International so that we can find real solutions to ensure #insulin4all. Mr. Mason, I am still waiting to hear from you. Read more
T1International Statement on #insulin4all for Civil Society Hearing on NCDs
5 Jul 2018, 6:11 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by T1International
The high price of life-saving medications, including the rising prices of insulin, are killing people living with NCDs worldwide. Families are being financially ruined here in the United States, and around the world. This reality is not complicated to understand but it is impossible for us to live with. Read more
The Pain of Diabetes in Morocco
2 Jul 2018, 2:49 p.m. in Global Stories by Redouane Zerraa
Health care in Morocco is inadequate, so living with diabetes is a major handicap for some families. Illiteracy and poverty are huge barriers to a healthy life with the condition. The government and responsible organizations do not provide enough support to patients in terms of medicine or education. Read more
Venezuela Crisis: a Type 1 Diabetes Perspective
25 Jun 2018, 1:38 p.m. in Global Stories by Isabella Pieretti
Having lived in Venezuela most of my life, I never had problems getting my insulin and supplies until 2012. At that time, diabetics like me began to have difficulty acquiring the supplies we needed every day, such as insulin and test strips. The Government stopped providing the pharmaceutical companies with the necessary finances in American dollars to import medicines. Read more
Finding Strength with Type 1 Diabetes in Macedonia
15 Jun 2018, 1:18 p.m. in Global Stories by Tanja Shatanovska
It was not always so easy, especially when I was facing an unfamiliar situation. Back in 1998 when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, only the insulin and needles were available free of charge. My parents had to buy the blood glucose metes, blood glucose test strips and lancets. But, after some time, the blood glucose self-testing equipment was covered for all people with diabetes. Read more
Ramadan and Responsibility
12 Jun 2018, 9:31 a.m. in Global Stories by Osob Gabdon
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1984, when my family lived in India, at the age of 2 years old. We later moved back to my parent’s homeland, Somalia. We then moved to England in November 1992 because of the civil war in Somalia. We came to join my dad, who was already settled here. Read more
T1International Statement on Walmart Insulin
1 Jun 2018, 9:34 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, News & Statements by T1International
Recently, the American Diabetes Association issued a white paper on Insulin Access and Affordability by their Working Group. While we continue to applaud the American Diabetes Association for speaking out about the high cost of insulin, we remain concerned with their approach and some of the recommendations in their paper.
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Extreme Measures for Insulin
29 May 2018, 9:48 a.m. in #insulin4all USA by Hattie Saltzman
I carry a machine everywhere I go. Not a phone, or a tablet, or an iPod – it’s an insulin pump. It’s connected to my body with a tiny cannula that rests under my skin, pumping a fluid through 23” of tubing. I would die without it. Read more