Global Stories
America is Number 1 - in Diabetes Costs
15 Feb 2017, 10:39 a.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by James Elliott
Everyone likes being #1, and Americans are no exception. Few Americans will be celebrating that they have the world’s highest out of pocket costs for insulin and other life-saving diabetes supplies. Read more
An update on Insulin for Syrians
8 Feb 2017, 7:17 p.m. in Global Stories, News & Statements by Elizabeth Pfiester
Many of you supported T1International’s Insulin for Syrians campaign last year, when we raised funds for our partner organisation, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) to ensure that people living with diabetes amidst the crisis in Syria would be able to have access to insulin and basic supplies. Read this update about the situation now and how your donation helped. Read more
Supporting Refugees with type 1 diabetes in Germany
23 Jan 2017, 4:51 p.m. in Global Stories by Katarina Braune
When refugees arrive in Germany and apply for asylum, the registration office and the doctors of Berlin’s refugee health department are the first people they meet. Oftentimes it is their first opportunity to see a health care professional in weeks or even months. During the past two years our health care system here in Germany has been overwhelmed by the large amount of immigrants coming to Europe. Many refugees got sick on their long and exhausting trip... Read more
Diabetes in Russia
1 Jan 2017, 3:09 p.m. in Global Stories by Hazel Hughes
Last February, I had the opportunity to leave my rural Cheshire home for a week to travel to Moscow. While there, I met with 3 women with diabetes. We shared stories and compared experiences, and my eyes were opened to the vastly different challenges that they face. Read more
Ghana World Diabetes Day Camp
5 Dec 2016, 10:49 a.m. in Global Stories by Yaa Bimpeh
It was a very wonderful and emotional moment as we listened to the stories and life experiences that were shared. The experiences shared had a common theme about them. All those who shared their experiences stated the challenge of access to insulin and diabetes supplies. Read more
The Politics of Diabetes in Nigeria
24 Nov 2016, 9:56 a.m. in Global Stories by Olafimihan Nasiru Titilope
Support of people with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases from politicians is a common trend across the developed countries, and this has propelled them to advocate, create legislation and make policies for the education, prevention, diagnosing and management of diabetes in their respective countries. This is not the case in less-developed countries around the world... Read more
Sign the Type 1 Diabetes Access Charter
5 Nov 2016, 4:53 p.m. in Global Stories, News & Statements by Elizabeth Pfiester
T1International is advocating for insulin and other vital diabetes supplies to be made available for everyone with diabetes through their Type 1 Diabetes Access Charter. Read more
“The SOADI Road to Wellness” Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
1 Oct 2016, 12:03 p.m. in Global Stories by Crystal Bomberry
Since 1997, the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative has been leading the way throughout Ontario in the pursuit for Indigenous health and wellness. Read more
A Type 1 Perspective From Tanzania
15 Sep 2016, 12:32 p.m. in Global Stories by Johnpeter Mwolo
I do not think life with type 1 will ever be easy here. As a child with type 1 diabetes in Tanzania life is difficult due to lack of availability of personal glucose machines. Other supplies like urine strips are not found in many hospitals. Read more
Sweetness and Chaos: Diabetes in Two Worlds
9 Aug 2016, 4:35 p.m. in Global Stories by Niharika B.
While my parents were trying to make a living in the States, I spent my childhood years with my wonderful grandparents in an Indian village, a rural place that only showed up on Google Maps three years ago... Read more