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We’ve now welcomed in a new year and our Diabetes Online Community (DOC)
has had plenty to say during this first month of 2021. Here are some of the excellent posts that caught our eye in January.
It was very cool seeing Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first-ever Latina to serve on the nation’s highest court, swearing in the new Vice President Kamala Harris… and knowing that Sotomayor is also one of our own in the Diabetes Community, as she’s lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) since childhood.
OK, so we have a new White House administration, but life with diabetes still requires diligence. Thanks for Shaw Strothers over on Instagram for reminding us of that.
Access to Healthcare Through Languages: Latinos and Type 1 Diabetes
Written by Gabriela Rivera MartÃnez on January 18, 2021 â Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
Image via Gabriela Rivera MartÃnez
âIf being a teenager is tough, imagine being a Latino teenager with type 1 diabetes.â Silly, I know. All teenagers struggle, some mightily. Yet, I know that having diabetes had an impact on my adolescence.
Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 5 took a toll as I grew up. High school was rough for me. Pricking my finger before eating or between classes was embarrassing, not to mention the injections.
Thankfully it didnât seem to matter to my friends, but it did to me. Hiding in bathroom stalls to eat a candy bar became an everyday occurrence.
reporter: within months, he died. as a mom, i feel like it s my fault. reporter: millions of americans are struggling with the same terrifying problem. according to new data from the cdc, more than 13% of adults don t take their insulin as prescribed because it s too expensive. 24% have asked the doctor for a cheaper prescription. now states like colorado are taking action. this summer the governor signed the first law to cap the price of insulin at $100 a month for patients with insurance. other states including california, minnesota and pennsylvania are also considering laws to rein in prices. this is a crisis for the diabetes community. if a person rations insulin there are immediate consequences. reporter: this grieving mother now an advocate for others so they won t have to endure the pain she lives with every day. this world feels a little emptier without him in it. reporter: nbc news.