The Right to Full Care: Glucose Self-Monitoring Supplies

Voices from Gaza: Rationing Expired Insulin and No Test Strips

16 Feb 2026, 3:18 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Palestine, Insulin Access: Modern Insulins, The Right to Full Care: Glucose Self-Monitoring Supplies by Ali Hisham and Mohammed Seyam

People living with diabetes in Gaza have suffered for years under constrained health services due to Israeli blockades. In recent years, this suffering has escalated to unimaginable levels. Insulin, diabetes supplies, and even food became almost entirely unavailable as violence intensified and entire neighbourhoods turned into battlefields.

In the last few weeks, I interviewed three people from Gaza to share their testimonies of living with type 1 diabetes there.
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World Diabetes Day 2025: Advocates stand together for Access, Affordability, and Action

16 Nov 2025, 7:39 p.m. in Action & Workshop, Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Country: Egypt, Country: France, Country: Global, Country: Nigeria, Country: Pakistan, Country: Sierra Leone, Country: South Africa, Country: United States, Insulin Access: Price Caps, Taking on Monopoly Power: Public Pharma, The Right to Full Care: Combatting Discrimination with Education, The Right to Full Care: Glucose Self-Monitoring Supplies, The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage by T1International

On November 14th, 2025, World Diabetes Day, #insulin4all advocates across the globe came together to make a demand: that they be able to access and afford their life-sustaining medications. Recent data showed that 1 in 3 people around the world rationed their insulin due to cost in 2024. At T1International, we know that #insulin4all is a reasonable and dignified demand– and yet, we are still too far from achieving a reality where everyone, no matter where they live, has access to the medicine and supplies they need to survive and flourish. 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