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Uganda and the Future of Those with Type 1
Mokisa wants to be a doctor, he says, so he can help people. He wants to learn like all the other children. He will die in a short amount of time, his kind nurse Sarah says, if he can’t get access t...
Welcome to the Jungle—Iquitos, Peru
Discover what it's like to live with type 1 diabetes in Peru as Neil Greathouse investigates communities throughout who lack the resources and technology that we have in other parts of the world....
The Boy on the Bus
These two things, insulin in the fridge and friends who are keen to listen, may make me the most fortunate type 1 in Panamá. No one’s relationship with this disease is easy, but you must consider s...
Lack of Access to Insulin—Still A Global Problem
In the near century since, advances in diabetes care, many of which offer quite a dramatic improvement in treatment, have been seen. These would include a movement away from animal insulin to recombin...
T1D Community on Discrimination
The Mike's Pig Pen Restaurant incident of Watertown, NY has given the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community something to talk about indeed. After the owner, Mike Cornell, posted a sign, which requested...
Sign in Restaurant Tells Diabetics to Give Insulin in Bathroom
WATERTOWN, NY - Mike’s Pig Pen restaurant recently put up a sign, which requested diabetics—type 1 and type 2—to give themselves insulin in the bathroom instead of the public eating area.
Diabetes in India for a Young Woman
Being diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager came as a challenge in itself and especially in a developing country like India. I had already spent a significant portion of my teenage years without it, s...
Campaigning for Diabetes in the UK
I was headed to Parliament, as co-chair of the event and ready to do a speech in front of more MP's and their constituents. This time it was to lobby for government funding into type 1 research h...
AYUDA in the Dominican Republic
Every year, AYUDA organizes volunteer trips abroad to help underprivileged type 1 diabetes (T1D) communities overseas. This summer, they are taking volunteers to the Dominican Republic to help put tog...
Children’s Advocacy and the Power of Spare Change
In November 2015, Henry and Rose Jensen, (both 8 years old), wanted to help raise money for Beyond Type 1 in its Million Dollar Campaign for Type 1 diabetes. They each brought a mason jar to their cla...
Why Should I Apply for Disability in College?
College is difficult enough, but Type 1 shouldn’t impact your success as a student. Take advantage of the disability resources your school has to offer! Learn about accommodations, your rights, and ...
Helping Esme — Crash Landings and the Power of Social Media
This family was fighting to keep their daughter safe and then forced to fight for what they were entitled to with a policy they had been paying on for years. Finding a pediatric endocrinologist — th...
A Letter to the CEO of Humana
Beyond Type 1 is asking that Esme's appeal be approved and that Humana revamp their policies for Type 1 clients. We encourage you to use the letter below for inspiration or write your own. While ...
Victor Garber on Knowing You’re Not Alone
"[People] feel a certain shame attached to being a Type 1 diabetic, which is, first of all, useless. It's not helpful, because the more you can share your experience with people, the more ed...
T1D Struggles in Africa and the Birth of the Sonia Nabeta Foundation
Without the requisite support, infrastructure and awareness, the struggles of T1D are wildly different in Africa. The #SoniaNabetaFoundation is attempting to change that.
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