For qualifying recipients, Type One will provide assistance for families in need of purchasing diabetes supplies such as insulin, syringes, and test strips. Assist in paying for emergency care and assist with travel and accommodation costs for appointments when applicable. Proper supplies, education, ...
Results Over half of adolescents and parents took at least one photo of: (1) diabetes supplies (2) food (3) coping mechanisms/resilience and (4) disease encroachment. Parents and adolescents similarly framed food-related issues as a major source of frustration in diabetes care. However, ...
T1, Type 1, Type 1 diabetes– is usually diagnosed in children and young adults but even some young at heart adults are diagnosed. It was previously known as Juvenile Diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. WDW– Walt Disney World. YDMV– Your Diabetes May Vary...
Nicole Nichols decided she'd had enough. The Richland, Mississippi, mother of two was tired of trying to figure out how to navigate the Medicaid system to help pay for the monthly supplies and medication necessary for her daughter Bella, 8, to live withType 1 diabetes So, on June 27, Nic...
Qualitative studies in type 1 diabetes indicate that visibility of diabetes supplies, self-care, and hypoglycemia symptoms are associated with stigma and suboptimal management. This may be particularly salient in youth who face concurrent challenges such as establishing autonomy and making vocational choice...
One particularly interesting strategy is the induced over-expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), which regulates immune functions and enhances the survival and proliferation of β-cells. Non-obese dia- betic (NOD) mice spontaneously develop diabetes from around 10 weeks-of-age; ...
One way to do this, says Chua, is to follow the example of a 2019 IRS rule that allows patients in high-deductible health plans to receive coverage for insulin, diabetes testing, and glucometers before deductibles are met. He believes this policy should be extended to all plans and to mo...
diabetes. I can leave my medical devices and all the supplies at home, but I can’t run away from my broken pancreas. The timing of the low right after relishing my “freedom” made me laugh at the irony of that moment, “You got me, body! That was a good one, you son of a ...
diabetes. I can leave my medical devices and all the supplies at home, but I can’t run away from my broken pancreas. The timing of the low right after relishing my “freedom” made me laugh at the irony of that moment, “You got me, body! That was a good one, you son of a ...
On this blog I write about my life adventures, but also about having a chronic illness (type 1 diabetes) and how to live with it.