Content Type: Advocacy Stories

Insulin Shortages: a policy choice with policy solutions

8 May 2024, 4:38 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Pakistan, Country: United States, Taking on Monopoly Power: Public Pharma by Shaina Kasper, Policy & Advocacy Director, T1International

Over the past few months, people with type 1 diabetes around the globe have been going from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of insulin. There have been insulin shortages in many different countries. For people living with type 1 diabetes, insulin is as important as oxygen and people need a consistent supply. Insulin shortages can lead to irreversible complications and even death. Read more

T1International Invited to White House Event

22 Apr 2024, 6:21 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: United States, Insulin Access: Price Caps, Taking on Monopoly Power: Patent Reform by T1International

T1International advocates, Jesús Morales Sánchez (Communities of Color Working Group Co-Leader), Kristen Whitney Daniels (Federal Working Group Co-Leader), Lib Gatti (USA Advocacy Manager), and Shaina Kasper (Policy and Advocacy Director), were honored to be invited to a recent event at the White House focused on lowering healthcare costs. The event celebrated the success of the access to medicines movement in achieving a $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies, and more. Read more

Global Advocacy Success Series: Lucy, Tanzania

14 Feb 2024, 8:16 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Tanzania, The Right to Full Care: Combatting Discrimination with Education by Lucy Johnbosco

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July of 2000. I had just finished my Primary School Education and was preparing to go to Uganda to pursue my Secondary and High School Education. l wasn't ready to use insulin. l think l was in denial. Read more

Silent Victims of War: The Struggle of Diabetes in Gaza

21 Nov 2023, 10:14 a.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Palestine, The Right to Full Care: Diabetes in Humanitarian Settings by Mohammed Seyam

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is putting an extra burden on the already fragile state of diabetes management for all people with diabetes in the Strip. I had witnessed the situation myself many times before and contacted friends living with diabetes and healthcare professionals. I can assure you that people are suffering. Read more

Global Advocacy Success Series: Mridula, India

31 Oct 2023, 12:34 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Content Type: Interviews, Country: India, The Right to Full Care: Combatting Discrimination with Education by Faith Amasowomwan

Mridula Kapil Bhargava began advocating to end diabetes stigma and for #insulin4all in 2015. As a Global Advocacy Partner representative of T1International (through Diabetes Fighters Trust) as well as a member of our Fight for Five Working Group, Mridula plays a huge role in our efforts to fight for a world where no one has to spend more than 5% of their average income for the insulin they need to survive and achieve their dreams. Read more

Global Advocacy Success Series: Mohammed, Palestine

8 Aug 2023, 9:07 a.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Palestine, The Right to Full Care: Diabetes in Humanitarian Settings, The Right to Full Care: Glucose Self-Monitoring Supplies by Faith Amasowomwan

Mohammed Seyam has been leading T1International's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Chapter since 2021 but has been advocating for himself and his community for much longer. As a medical doctor with type 1 diabetes, he is on a mission to break down barriers to healthcare and education. Mohammed has always been motivated by his community and uses his lived experience to influence his work. Read more

Patient Power Shines on US Federal and Global Stages

15 May 2023, 9:29 a.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Content Type: News & Statements, Country: United States by T1International

Advocates recently gathered in Washington, DC to attend the Senate HELP Committee Hearing entitled: The Need to Make Insulin Affordable for All Americans. The hearing, led by Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders, is the culmination of a decade of advocacy efforts by the #insulin4all community who have demanded public accountability for the global insulin price crisis. Read more

Global Advocacy Success Series: Pilar, Panama

4 Apr 2023, 12:10 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Content Type: Interviews by Faith Amasowomwan

In 2017, our Global Partner Representative, Pilar moved from the UK to Panama and discovered a stark difference in reality when it came to healthcare. Pilar realised that diabetes care and education within Panama was nowhere near as accessible as it was in the UK and that this was leading to inadequate care for patients, particularly children.
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T1International and #insulin4all Advocates Score Major Win

1 Mar 2023, 11:43 a.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Content Type: News & Statements, Country: United States by T1International

Following years of advocacy on affordable insulin for T1International, today Eli Lilly announced that vials of generic insulin Lispro will be available to all US customers for $25 effective May 1, 2023. Some other Eli Lilly insulins will also be made more affordable by the end of the year. Current list prices for insulin can be over $300 per vial. Read more

Diabetes burnout: a common but neglected impact of diabetes

9 Jan 2023, 6:46 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Content Type: News & Statements, Country: United States by Konstantina Taki, Ian Devaney

Research conducted by T1International finds that people living with diabetes are experiencing diabetes burnout at a very high rate, with a significant impact on their health and wellbeing. Read more