If there’s one thing liberals and conservatives can agree on during these trying times, it’s that the price of insulin i…
Diabetes Advocacy
Dexcom’s Nick Jonas Super Bowl Ad Sparks Debate
On Sunday evening Dexcom gladly thrust itself into the spotlight, and under the microscope, with its first Super Bowl ad…
JDRF and Michigan Medicine to Launch “Game-Changing” T1D Research Center
Good news at the cutting edge of Type 1 diabetes research: Michigan Medicine and JDRF have jointly announced that they w…
Reconsidering the Definition of Type 1 Diabetes: World Diabetes Day 2020
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day 2020, I propose we reconsider the official definition of Type 1 diabetes, which sa…
New Insulin Affordability Survey: 40% Struggle to Afford Insulin
A new survey shows that 44% of Americans that use insulin to treat their diabetes have struggled to afford their insulin…
ADA: 25% of People with Diabetes are Rationing Medication and Supplies
Alarming new data shows the disturbing trend within the diabetes population in the U.S. of high unemployment and worseni…
ADA to Congress: Protect People with Diabetes During COVID-19
Tracey Brown, the CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), has called on Congress to improve protections for peop…
How Can We Explain the Alarming Rise of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids?
Rates of childhood Type 1 diabetes are exploding. Why aren’t we freaking out about this?
New statistics show that …
A Firefighter with Type 1 Diabetes Discovers Low Carb
This is Part 2 of Kyle Kondoff’s incredible story. In Part 1, Kyle described how he first perceived the symptoms of Type…
Type 1 Diabetes Up 30% Since 2017, According to CDC Report
Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., President and CEO of JDRF has issued a statement based on two new reports issued by the Center…
