@adcesiowa Insulin Access Day! Listed in the pic are some critical tools and resources for making sure that our persons with diabetes have access to affordable insulin! #advocacy#diabetesinstagram.com/p/CjtUciVuBu1/…
This is untrue. Both of our Iowa Senators voted to take the insulin cap out of the Democratic bill. Now Iowans with diabetes and using insulin will continue to pay exuberant prices for their lifesaving medication.
Download the A1CVD Pro App today! You’ll be presented with real-life case studies, given a series of treatment decisions, and guided through current practice guidelines. Get the App & learn more about Know Diabetes By Heart™ bit.ly/2MIBohk@American_Heart
Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Did you know the territory that is now Iowa once belonged to at least eight nations of Native Americans? Click here for an interactive map to explore more native land in Iowa and beyond: bit.ly/3Bp5j2E
In celebration of #NationalTechiesDay, show off all the technology that keeps your #insulin pumping or monitors your #glucose levels by tweeting and tagging the #DRI!
#DYK: Approximately, 13% of Hispanic/Latino adults in the US have diagnosed #diabetes
When we break it down by ethnicity:
- 8.3% of Central and South Americans
- 6.5% of Cubans
- 14.4% of Mexican Americans
- 12.4% of Puerto Ricans
Did you know that?
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime and reported some form of Intimate Partner Violence-related impact.
As a field of experts comprised of doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, scientists, researchers - many of whom also live with diabetes and take insulin - we can assure you this is categorically false.
Scientists are still studying whether there's a connection between COVID-19 and Type 1 onset. Here's what we do know:
Getting vaccinated against COVID saves lives.
Sharing the #T1DWarningSigns saves lives. beyondtype1.org/dkacampaign/
If you're a provider looking for ways to support your patients, consider this program: "How to Counsel the Hispanic Population." Featuring the Cultures and Cuisines of
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba,
El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Learn more: ow.ly/AYSv50GjUad
Hear the highlights of ADCES' new practice paper, Technology Disparities and Therapeutic Inertia: A Call to Action for the Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, in this week's episode of The Huddle with @JaniceRDCDE: DiabetesEducator.org/Podcast.
Some good news. Some insulin analogues were added to @WHO Essential Medicines List (EML). Includes longer acting insulin degludec (brand = Tresiba), detemir (brand = Levemir) and glargine (brand = Lantus). Some SGLT2s also added. Link thoughts below #insulin4all#diabetes 1/