If you have ever been unable to afford your diabetes supplies, or if you hypothetically ever were unable to afford your diabetes supplies, how comfortable would you feel telling your doctor?

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- 5 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I received a 50 year medal. But it was tough to prove my 1956 diagnosis of T1D.
- 5 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Eligible for anyone's T1D 50 year medal(s), in theory. Considering the privacy implications, re: potential new employment and their background internet searches. Illegal to not hire because of T1D but employers do and will. No interest in giving a potential employer ammunition to use against me, if I can prevent it outright. Plus all primary "verification" is gone; no human sources are alive, no written records exist from that period as actual proof. So considering the possibility but gravely concerned I am able to meet the threshold required for proof for anybody's T1D medal(s). Sigh...
- 5 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I received the Joslin 50-year medal 2 years ago, but I have had T1D for 63 years in June. Thankfully my endocrinologist submitted the paperwork for me since I have been his patient for 30 years. There are no records of my diagnosis or pediatrician. My Mom is still alive but has dementia and thinks I have been cured.
- 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  Pam Hamilton likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I have the Joslin 50 year medal.
- 11 hours, 5 minutes ago
  
  Alyne Branson likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  This is just a simple comment, For pump connectivity, keep the pump and CGM on the same side of your body.
- 16 hours, 3 minutes ago
  
  Steve Rumble likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  I try closing the app & turn off Bluetooth for a few minutes.
- 16 hours, 52 minutes ago
  
  KSannie likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  This is just a simple comment, For pump connectivity, keep the pump and CGM on the same side of your body.
- 16 hours, 52 minutes ago
  
  KSannie likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  Keep CGM and insulin pump on same side of body. Keep Smartphone nearby with you for CGM readings.
- 16 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  Call tech support for the cgm. They should be able to walk you through get it set up .
- 17 hours, 3 minutes ago
  
  KCR likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  Start by turning your phone completely off and on again. Sometimes it is updates that need to occur to make them sync together. Then call tech support for the device and ask for help.
- 17 hours, 42 minutes ago
  
  Tina Roberts likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  Start by turning your phone completely off and on again. Sometimes it is updates that need to occur to make them sync together. Then call tech support for the device and ask for help.
- 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
  
  Mike S likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to someone who is having connectivity issues between their CGM and receiving device (smartphone, insulin pump)?
  Start by turning your phone completely off and on again. Sometimes it is updates that need to occur to make them sync together. Then call tech support for the device and ask for help.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
  No, unless you count the "boyfriend" aka dance date at Diabetes Camp. LOL
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
  At the time we dated and were married my wife was not diabetic. She was diagnosed as T1D during/after her first pregnancy. We shared T1D through the next 37 years and a second pregnancy!
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Yes. I got my 25 year Lilly award two years ago.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Lilly 25 and 50 year medals.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  The Joslin 50 year medal. I've been T1 D since 12/28/1966.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I received a 50 year metal in 2022
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Lily 10 year medal
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Got a medal for 50 years.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  Lilly 50 year metal
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I have a medal for my tenth anniversary
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I got the lily Award for 50 years . Never heard of the Joplin one
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  I have 50 years awards from Lilly, Joslin and the Journey Award. Staying healthy to get my 75! 15 years to go.
- 1 day, 16 hours ago
  
  Vicki Breckenridge likes your comment at
  Have you received an award or medal from a program that recognizes how long someone has lived with T1D? (For example, 10, 25, 50, or 75 years living with T1D)
  The Joslin 50 year medal. I've been T1 D since 12/28/1966.
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If you have ever been unable to afford your diabetes supplies, or if you hypothetically ever were unable to afford your diabetes supplies, how comfortable would you feel telling your doctor?

Have you ever participated in a T1D clinical trial? Tell us about it in the comments!

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange.

4 Comments

Tim Lors

I am comfortable telling my doctor anything. If I weren’t, I would seek a different doctor. I don’t see how a doctor can provide someone the optimal health benefit if (s)he is not completely informed.

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n6jax@scinternet.net

My cost i s minimal since I use Walmart Novolin and syringes.. But I asked my Doctor to wright a prescription so I could avoid the 6% sales tax !!!

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Kristine Warmecke

Even being on a pump & Medicare I can’t afford my insulin. That fixed income thing. My share of the Novolog co-pay is 3/4 of my check.

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Leona Hanson

There was a time when I worked and ran out of insulin couldn’t get to the city for two more days and he gave me a bottle of insulin no charge I didn’t have insurance at that time

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If you have ever been unable to afford your diabetes supplies, or if you hypothetically ever were unable to afford your diabetes supplies, how comfortable would you feel telling your doctor?

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