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Underground insulin exchanges emerge as workers lose jobs, insurance co-pays fall short

DENVER — D.j. Mattern had her Type 1 diabetes under control until COVID-19’s economic upheaval cost her husband his hotel maintenance job and their health coverage. The 42-year-old Denver woman suddenly faced insulin’s exorbitant list price — anywhere from $125 to $450 per vial — just as their household income shrank. She scrounged extra insulin […]

7 Helpful Tips I Have for Anyone Else Traveling With Type 1 Diabetes

If you live with a chronic illness, there’s no such thing as taking a vacation from looking after yourself—even when you’re, you know, actually on vacation. I say this as someone who’s been traveling with type 1 diabetes for 21 years (I was diagnosed at age seven), taking incredible trips from Vietnam to Italy to […]

Gluten intake of toddler ‘linked to higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes’

The gluten intake of a toddler, rather than the amount consumed by the mother in pregnancy, is linked to a higher risk of the child developing type 1 diabetes, according to new research. A study in Norway shows that a child’s intake of gluten at age 18 months is associated with a 46% increased risk […]