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How often do you need to ration your insulin supplies because you’re concerned you could not afford to use it as prescribed? If you’re comfortable share more about your experience in the comments.
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- All the time
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
What method(s) do you primarily use for insulin delivery?
- Insulin pump (sensor augmented)
- Automated insulin delivery (AID) system
- Open-source automated insulin pump (e.g. loop, iAPS)
- Multiple daily injections (MDI) with insulin pen or injections
- Inhalable insulin (plus basal from another source)
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
What type of glucagon does your insurance company cover?
- Xeris Gvoke HypoPen
- Xeris Gvoke Pre-Filled Syringe
- Xeris Gvoke Kit
- Amphastar Pharmaceuticals – Baqsimi (intranasal spray)
- Eli Lilly – Emergency Glucagon Kit
- Novo Nordisk – GlucaGen Hypokit
- Zealand – ZEGALOGUE (dasiglucagon)
- I’m not sure
- I do not have a glucagon prescription
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Since your diagnosis, how many times have you had a severe low glucose and needed help from someone else?
- 0
- 1-2
- 3-4
- 5-6
- 7-8
- 9-10
- More than 10 times
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Who adjusts your basal insulin dose, carb ratios, and correction factors? Choose all that apply.
- I do
- My caregiver
- Endocrinologist
- Primary care provider
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
- Diabetes care team
- Other – please share in the comments
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Have your T1D supplies ever been on backorder? Share more about how you navigated this in the comments.
- Yes, more than once
- Yes, once
- No
- I am unsure or don’t remember
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Have you ever been allergic to a specific insulin brand?
- Yes, sharing in the comments
- No
- I am unsure or don’t remember
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Has the FDA recalled any of your T1D-related devices? If so, please share more about your experiences in the comments.
- Yes, sharing in the comments!
- No
- I am unsure or don’t remember
- Other
- I do not use T1D-related devices
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Have you dated /married someone who also lives with T1D? Share your T1D love story in the comments!
- Yes, sharing in the comments!
- No
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
How would you rate the overall quality of your T1D medical devices?
- Excellent
- Good
- Neither good nor bad
- Somewhat bad
- Very bad
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
How often do you experience symptoms of diabetes distress (emotional and psychological challenges of living with T1D)? Please share more in the comments.
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- Other — please share more in the comments
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
Do you take vitamin D3? Please share if you’ve noticed changes in glucose levels or insulin sensitivity when taking vitamin D3.
- Yes, I’ll share more in the comments
- No
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
What was your most recent A1c?
- Under 5.0%
- 5.0-5.4%
- 5.5-5.9%
- 6.0-6.4%
- 6.5-6.9%
- 7.0-7.4%
- 7.5-7.9%
- 8.0-8.4%
- 8.5-8.9%
- 9.0-9.4%
- 9.5-9.9%
- 10.0% or higher
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
How many times this week have you tested your blood glucose with a glucometer (glucose meter)?
- 0
- 1-3
- 4-6
- 7-9
- 10-12
- 13-15
- 16 or more times
- I don’t have a glucometer
- Other
- N/A — I do not have a personal T1D connection
